Well, here is what I have found:
Britain and America
Anglo-Saxon attitudes
Mar 27th 2008
From Economist.com
Not such special friends
Illustration by David Simonds
TO TURN over the supposed Anglo-American common ground carefully, The Economist commissioned pollsters at YouGov in Britain and Polimetrix in America—supported by additional funds from the Hoover Institution, a California think-tank—to find out what people in both places thought about a number of social, political and economic matters. A thousand people in each country were consulted between March 7th and 11th. Broadly, the differences between the two countries look more striking than the similarities.
See the full story here.
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sleepy
I have recently posted an e-mail on a Francophone SF mailing list. I asked why they often use the word "Anglo-Saxon" talking of US or British literature, when it is - IMHO - completely inappropriate. I proposed "Anglophone", but someone explained to me that "Anglo-Saxon" is used ONLY for US and British literature, leaving aside Canadian, Australian etc. ones. This, they explained, because these two countries have a certain "cultural unity" that distinguishes them from other territories of the British Empire.
So, what do you make of it? And what about science fiction? Do you think there is a "cultural unity" between Britain and US?
PS: Please, feel free to invite anyone who might be interested
So, what do you make of it? And what about science fiction? Do you think there is a "cultural unity" between Britain and US?
PS: Please, feel free to invite anyone who might be interested
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- Mood:
curious - Music:my stomach grumbling
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