tradition
tradition
Halloween
Thanksgiving
habits
old
unnecessary
Fiddler on the Roof
old values
old customs
obsolete
indiscriminate
culture
identity
customs
July 4th
old-fashioned
costume
culture
customs
culture
pattern
stability
culture
family
religion
culture
history
customs
values
country
none in America
no traditional values
history
customs
bonfire
Fiddler on the Roof
obsolete
pagentry
hide-bound
heritage
celebrations
beliefs
custom
habit
a long-continued action
important
us
coutumes
moeurs
respect
culture
habitudes
importance
Europe
garder
vieillesse
coutumes
légendes
respect
culture
patrimoine
culture
nostalgiques
coutumes
habitudes
patrimoine
rare
importante
culture
Europe
conservatisme
famille
patrie
repères
valeurs
coutume
spécial
sacred
religion
royalistes
vieux
ringard
célébration
histoire
Thanksgiving
Noel
coutume
ancien
vin
pain
saussisson
humanité
paix
culture
histoire
conservatisme
richesse
religion
Discussion
----Americans are not frustrated by a lack of history. As far as tradition goes, immigrants to this country took their culture and tradition with them. They would celebrate the same holidays and follow the same traditions as in their homeland. Many now look different than their counterparts in their homeland because tradition changes slightly from generation to generation, here and there. After 3 or 4 generations and some inter-cultural marriages, tradition and culture here is quite different, and just as satisfying, as tradition and culture anywhere else in the world.
----Yes, I would agree that tradition is poorly regarded in the United States --- especially by its youth. It's almost as if each successive generation tries to out-do the previous one. In order to do that, tradition cannot be viewed highly. --------
----On voit ici que les francais sont tres attaches aux valeurs traditionnelles et fiers de les respecter. Au contraire, pour les americains, tradition est synonime de 'vieux', 'depasse' et on voit que leur histoire tres courte les frustre.