To answer
this question we need to look inside traditions, customs, components of daily
routine and other aspects of life of both countries. And that is exactly what
we were trying to do by filling in the table of differences. But not forgetting
that we were discussing autostereotypes. That’s the main point. We should not
cross a line of common sense.
I want to
make this brief, but meaningful. So let’s look at the very differences of our nations. The first example is that most of
Russians need someone to control their
work unlike Americans. This phenomenon takes
its roots in many factors in Russia, for example, serfdom for centuries. Also,
the totalitarianism in USSR. On the contrary, the population of America
consists of many different people, most of whom are native Europeans, who
always know what to do with their private property.
The next
point, which is strongly affected by the
previous factors, is the feeling of freedom. There are much less people in Russia who can act like
fully free man. While talking to some authority most Russians speak with the
feeling of fear. Unlike Americans who do not feel the distance between
authorities and themselves.
One of the
most noticeable dissimilarities between two countries is that in most cases Americans
do not care what to wear as long as it is comfortable. Russians , on the other hand, believe they
should look good and fashionable all the time. Also, Russians are obsessed with
wearing make up. They say a girl should wear make up every time she goes out. Despite
that those are only visual features they can still represent people’s spirit as
well.
At the end
of this this laconic demonstration I want to write about one more otherness of
our cultures. Every American feels free to talk to anyone in a public place. It
is not experienced in Russia.
Of course, there
are many distinctions between the USA and RF, but only these came to my mind
firstly. Thanks for reading my analysis.
