American culture is very different form the Indian culture that i grew up in, there are rarely any similarities i see.
In the american culture there is not a distinct line between what genders can and cannot do
In the american culture you can call a friends mom by name instead of Aunty (which to be honest i still feel uncomfortable doing)
the music here might just be the only similar thing to indian culture. since the modern Indian film industry is coming out with movies and songs faster then ever before, the songs are becoming more and more similar, the older songs in india used to be very high pitched and had a story behind it (because they usually happened in the middle of movies), where as old american songs from my recollection are usually deeper, but like i said with the blending of the cultures the music is beginning to sound the same ignoring the language differences.
THERE ARE SO MANY CHANNELS ON TV and the internet is 90% of my life now, from what i have seen in India it is the complete opposite, socializing in real life occurs more often then it does here, also in america, people rarely walk anywhere unless the place is close by but most of the time we usually drive.
another similarity which i'm supposing goes for almost all countries: fashion and sports are still very high on the "keep up with" scale. many people gather to watch football like we used to with cricket, and as usual we have aunties/ teens here too who talk about the latest "hip" or fashion statements.
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