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[BlaqueKatt]

Sorry, it's caribou. Not polar bears. Fewer people eaten by their mode of transportation.

hmm so a moose would be like an SUV?

Not polar bears. Fewer people eaten by their mode of transportation.

But I thought polar bears drank coca-cola

You mean the TV lied to me

[BroomJockey]

But I thought polar bears drank coca-cola

You mean the TV lied to me

They drink Coca-cola. AND EAT THE SOULS OF THE LIVING.

[Ree]

welcome to the thread

Thanks, but I've been here for a while.

It's nice to be recognized, though.

[anriana]

As "One nation under God" is a recent addition, "our creator" does not assume the Christian God, only "In God We Trust" would be a valid query. And technically, no, I wouldn't consider that part of your culture. It's just on your money. That's like saying polar bears are a part of Canadian culture just because they're on our twoonie.

"under god" was added before my mother was born. that's not really "recent." there are many christians who consider these things to be part of the culture. are they wrong because a canadian disagrees with them?


when people say "omg learn our culture" what are they referring to?

[BroomJockey]

are they wrong because a canadian disagrees with them?

No, they're wrong because they're conflating religion and culture. And your definition of "recent" and mine are on different timelines. "Under God" was added in 1954. That's after WWII was finished. In terms of your nation's history, that's recent.

[anriana]

No, they're wrong because they're conflating religion and culture. And your definition of "recent" and mine are on different timelines. "Under God" was added in 1954. That's after WWII was finished. In terms of your nation's history, that's recent.

that's called "culture shift"-it's because the younger generations are growing up and passing their ideals onto the next generation-which is the very definition of culture.

So culture changes every ten years, or culture can't change in over 50 years?

[Flyndaran]

No, they're wrong because they're conflating religion and culture. And your definition of "recent" and mine are on different timelines. "Under God" was added in 1954. That's after WWII was finished. In terms of your nation's history, that's recent.

There is rarely even a fine line between the two. Religion affects culture and vice versa. Stuff that disagrees with one often gets thrown out without a care.

[BroomJockey]

So culture changes every ten years, or culture can't change in over 50 years?

Change over the course of a country's history is different than change over the course of a life. Look up how long your country had slavery, and segregation. If culture was changing every 10 years, wouldn't that have gone away more quickly?

[anriana]

That is the opposite of what blaquekatt said.

[Nyoibo]

Sorry, it's caribou. Not polar bears. Fewer people eaten by their mode of transportation.

Damn, that's not cool at all.

But I thought polar bears drank coca-cola

Here polar bears drink rum.

[Flyndaran]

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Here polar bears drink rum.

Do you mean ursines, or just really hairy cold loving gay guys?

[BroomJockey]

That is the opposite of what blaquekatt said.

Your point? I'm supposed to lock step with everything blaquekatt says?

Or, maybe the issue actually has some complexity to it? Could that be it, maybe, possibly? Just because people pass on culture to their children doesn't mean it radically shifts every time. Further, subcultures can and do shift and change rapidly, such as techies' or gamers' culture changing around a new event. Society's culture as a whole, however, tends to change very slowly. Less than a century ago, it was common for black people to not be allowed in the same schools as whites. Now all races co-mingle freely in schools. But it's still a big deal when a half-black man makes President, and when a Latina woman is put on the highest court. So, not as big a shift as it first seems.

Maybe, just maybe, different aspects of culture shift at different rates, and need to be observed independently of the whole to see the progression, but can still be taken as part of the whole, and passed on to each generation, despite the disparate nature of the period of shifts.

[Lachrymose]

Here polar bears drink rum.

So, does that mean the polar bears at the equator drink rum and Coke?

[Nyoibo]

Do you mean ursines, or just really hairy cold loving gay guys?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQxusjtMtZI

So, does that mean the polar bears at the equator drink rum and Coke?

Possibly, ours do.

[Flyndaran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQxusjtMtZI

Hee. Though he did go out with the woman instead of one of the other guys.