Essay On Dating In America

“What’s the difference between the US and yogurt? If you leave yogurt alone for 300 years, it develops a culture (Chrissy).” The internet if full of these jokes – claims that the United States has no culture of its own – but do these people realize what culture even is? Culture is what shapes, not only our perception, but the actually identity of the world as we know it. Culture is everything that makes us human and contours how we live out our humanity. It is impossible to exist without having culture. Unfortunately, there are many times that we just overlook the cultural aspect of what, to us, just seems to be “everyday life.” For example, look at dating in America. It may be argued that dating in America, though very different from maybe middle eastern or tribal courtship, isn’t very different from its close relative, …show more content…
Despite the trend of feminism and gender role reversal that was discussed earlier, there is still a definite distinction put into place of what role men and women play when it comes to love life. One journalist quoted her European friend as saying, “In America, the girl is Barbie and the guy is Ken. In Europe both are both.” How exactly does that tie in with what was discussed earlier about gender reversal and feminism? Well, even though women have become more assertive over the years and are no longer afraid to take charge when it comes to life and relationships, that doesn’t mean that the entire dating scene has changed. The British journalist Ruth Margolis observed that men, “lean toward traditionalism. American men… are more likely to offer to pay for dates and bat away a woman’s wallet,” even if she is trying to pay for herself and be independent