United States
Etats-Unis
Americans, independence, democracy
americans, melting pot, new
big, dumb, war, NY Yankees
big, loud, ignorant
big, powerful, chaotic
big. diverse, freedom
Boston, Washington D.C., President Bush
capitalism, consumerism, democracy, power
Civil War, Pilgrims, States
commercialism, politicized, controversial
Films/Hollywood, "Large" (everything is larger here), work/career opportunities, economy
flag, media, parents
freedom, mobility, military
George Bush, California, Democracy
idiocy, mass media, SUV
ignorance
military, money, eagle
opportunity, arrogance, young
parks, NYC, home
patriotism, home, apple pie
red, white,and blue
war, mixture, ambiguity
Wealthy, hard working, diverse.
Bush, America, six
business, grandes distances, géant, centre du monde, grand canyon, superficiel
force, démocratie
gendarme, arrogance, puissance, pollution, Statue de la Liberté
grand, uncle sam, hollywood
indépendance, puissance
Kansas City
mac donald
mc do, burger king, quick,
pouvoir, opportunités, american dream, domination
puissance, dynamisme, fast-food, économie, ingérence
riche, mac donalds, paris hilton, bush, cinéma
Discussion
I found it interesting that both the US and France think that the other is arrogant, but only Americans think that they are also arrogant. Overall, the French seem to associate their country with positive words, while everyone had something negative to say about the US.
I found the responses about the United States to be very interesting. Also, on the American side, there were a lot that were not always positive. McDonalds seems to also be one that appears. I also found the response of hollywood and Paris Hilton to be very interesting. Do you feel that there is too much limelight put on the movie stars? Do you have any kinds of "celebrities" of that type (that might not be such good role models) that are as visible as someone like Paris Hilton?
Pour Renee : je ne crois pas qu'en France, il y ait des celebrites comme Paris Hilton... on n'aime pas trop ce genre de personnes, qui ne servent pas a grand chose et ont de l'argent a gaspiller. J'ai l'impression que c'est un phenomene typiquement Americain.
Helene-who are the people that are normally considered the role models in your country or I guess the "celebrities"? Are they politicians or sports players or other groups?