Jason Keith Fernandess latest addition to his column Itinerant Mendicant is a word of the Culture in the USA or the lack of ot. An excerpt - “Oh these Americans. They have no culture. They are not like us with so many centuries of culture behind us.” I was glad for that comment because it articulated an idea that I had been struggling with for the weeks while I was in the USA. Growing up Indian and fed on the cultural superciliousness that marks Indian nationalism this was exactly the idea that one had of Americans (from the US). They may have technological superiority and wealth, but we had a wealth of culture. My time on the East coast was disproving all of these early learnings and providing me a different way of viewing the United States. True, this country is young, but then, so is India. Indeed, India as a state is younger than the USA. It is in fact the drawing of these random lines across history that obfuscates the way in which we perceive culture, history and the lack of it. Here is the link to the complete post. thegoan.net/Itinerant-Mendicant/Culture-in-the-USA/Column-Post/00528.html
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:30:01 +0000
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