American Culture: Barbarous Differences

If we were able to see ourselves through the eyes of others, we could learn numerous about ourselves. How we see ourselves and how others see us is very different. Often, we tend to believe that the way we do things is superior to the way others do it. This is usually has to do with the culture we grow up in. For example, during imperialism and colonialism, people always believed that they were too superior to the others. Since this is true the definition of barbarous differences from culture to culture because they all believe different things to be right and wrong.

One aspect of American culture that foreigners believe is that we are wasteful. Leading as the country who produces the most waste in the world, we produce about 220 million tons per year. Of this, 220 million tons, 55% of it ends up in landfills. On the other hand, in Sweden they produce about 4.4 million tons of waste, and 1% of it ends up in landfills. With the other 99% of waste, 50% is recycled and 50% is converted into energy. Sweden actually imports waste from other countries to allow this to continue. Therefore, countless foreigners would look at the United States
This is highly looked upon by foreigners because they like that we not only require that students are educated, but that the United States provides free elementary, middle, and high school for boys and girls. In some countries still to this day, girls are not allowed to attend school. Such as the well known story of Malala in Pakistan, she was 15 years old trying to pursue in education and her consequence was the Taliban shot her. In Pakistan, These countries will even bring violence to those girls who do attend and the girls are looked at as just to be housewives and typically are married before age of 15. This creates a very high opinion look on our