The Similarities Between Americans And Life In The United States

It is interesting for each foreigner, who are those Americans, what they do and how they live every day? Understanding the motivations and actions of Americans can be difficult, especially when there has been little contact between Russians and Americans until recently. Of course, we can find similarities between Americans and Russians. However, there are differences in the values which each culture has and in the way that those values are reflected in people’s behaviors.
The article “Who are those Americans” helps me to complement my growing knowledge of Americans and life in the United States. And in my monologue I consider one of the most values which are generally representative of mainstream culture. These values are control over one’s destiny, self–reliance and hard work, and informality. …show more content…
Americans believe strongly that an individual should have freedom to decide the course of his or her life. Independence is highly valued in the United States. Parents teach their children from an early age to be independent and encourage them to make choices. School advisors also help with making decisions, but great emphasis is placed on individual choice. By adulthood, Americans want and expect to choose where they will live, where they will work, and with whom they will socialize, and marry.
By that time, related to the value of independence is the value placed on self–reliance and hard work. Americans believe it is a good quality to be independent, self–motivated, and to work hard to achieve goals which one has planned for oneself. Teenagers work as babysitters, clerks, or newspaper carriers in order to make money; they are also learning the value of hard work, of becoming self-reliant, and of ultimately becoming more