What Does Pop Culture Say?

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With the advancement of technology bridging the gap between countries, communication has traveled a long way from where it was in the past. With this development comes the fact that countries are becoming closer and closer. This closeness has led to the diffusion of pop culture all across the world. Along with the spread of pop culture, there has also been an establishment of an idea of what is popular in a certain country. Having this establishment let’s others outside of a country configure an image of what the people and country are like. However, many times, these views are disfigured. More often than not the people are misinformed and thus, the images created are not an accurate depiction of the country and its people. It is because of pop culture and phenomenon’s(or trends?) all across that globe that help establish these images and many countries have fallen victim to inaccurate ideas of what a country is actually like. A country whose image is often built around misconceptions would be the United States. Much of American pop culture has diffused all across the globe, but this has led to many complications with how other countries view the United States. It is safe to say that American pop culture has become one of the main sources to how the United States is viewed by people across the world. Now more than ever, with the help of technology, countries are learning more and more about American pop culture and finding it quite appealing. Some of the major parts of American pop culture that is driving the interest from other countries are through the influence of media. Examples of some of these outlets include music, sports, movies, and TV shows. No matter where in the world, there will always be different opinions on what ... ... middle of paper ... ...k Times. N.p., 30 Nov. 2008. Web. 5 Jan. 2014. . Bayles, Martha. "Now Showing: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Americans." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2005. Web. 05 Jan. 2014. . Cohen, Adam. "How Europe Sees America." The Wall Street Journal. N.p., 19 June 2009. Web. 5 Jan. 2014. . Mackay, Emily. "From Adele to One Direction: How Breaking America Went from Pipedream to Reality for UK Acts." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 11 Jan. 2013. Web. 05 Jan. 2014. .

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