How non-americans view America

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Mostly your foreign policy. Because not many people know about American culture, and I must admit, neither do I. Like how do you describe it, actually? Is is really a "distinct" culture?

Yes and no. It is very diverse.

Like how?

I can't speak for all of the USA, and every region has distinct differences. Where I live, there is a large recent immigrant population who have brought along their own cultures. I personally think that the cultural diversity is a good thing.

Well, here, Turks themselves have different regional cultures, however, they do not differ from eachother the way it would if we would have large populations of immigrants within our borders...

The United States is a country comprised of 1st Nations People (who tend to be ignored when one is discussing American culture), people who immigrated here, and children of immigrants. I, for example, am Mexican/Cherokee/Brasilian/Russian. When people immigrate to a different country, they do not leave their cultures behind. It is part of their identity.

Wow, you are quite...Diverse, as I see. But that's how it goes for America I guess, not many people who are ethnically solitary, and generally tend to stick to a single ethnic identity...So how exactly do you live out your ethnic heritage?

Mehmet, in America, rude basically means unfriendly.

So it's nothing related to proper etiquette or something?