The Average American

The other day in class we had a discussion on what we summarized American culture. We eventually got into what the average American is. Many said we are lazy or competitive or too fast paced or materialistic. Can someone really summarize a whole country into one stereotype? Sure we have advances in our society and obesity, but it doesn't mean that everyone is fat or lazy. Other counrties need to realize that obesity and technology is everywhere. I didn't like how we had to stereotype our culture as something when many of the people, including myself don't even fit in that category. I'm not fat, lazy, and the only reasoning I have to overwork at school is because Stevenson leaves us no choice. I'll admit I'm alittle materialistic; society and it's malls have definitely gotten the better of me but I still believe I don't fit into this American culture status and it makes me mad to think that foreign people see everyone in America that way. There is obese people everywhere, and Japan is full of technology and random and sometimes pointless advances to save time. Maybe we should just eat a burger, jog to the mall, and buy a TV because that is what everyone excepts us to do. Other countries should have sociologically mindfulness and think about how their stereotyping is not always right.