I remember years ago when visiting Europe that many of the people I
met (especially from the East) were convinced that all Americans
lived on huge ranches (like the Cartwrights of Bonanza), ran herds of
cattle, wore six-guns, and rubbed elbows with Indians. Their exposure
to Americans was limited to TV and movie westerns. I shudder to think
what they think of us now if most of their exposure continues to be
via Hollywood.
James Brothers
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On Sep 12, 2007, at 3:06, geoff carver wrote:
> there's a personal angle to this (the museum in question was just
> the other side of town from where i used to live), but i always
> find Karl May to be a fascinatingly weird & complex example of
> cultural transmission:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/arts/design/12karl.html
> even this summer, on a small river here in western germany, we
> passed a campground with tipis...