Culture in America - Does it even exist?

 ^{I cannot tell you how many times I've heard people say "Americans have no culture" or "Black people have no culture." I always wonder the basis of these statements. To those who have uttered or thought it, does different equal non-existent or are there valid reasons underlying this perception?  We can see what Webster says but what does culture mean to you and with which culture do you identify?  Do you agree or disagree with the statements above?}

 

¹cul·ture

noun \ˈkəl-chər\

Definition of CULTURE

1

: cultivation, tillage

2

: the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education

3

: expert care and training culture>

4

a : enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training b : acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills

5

a : the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life} shared by people in a place or time culture> culture> c : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization culture focused on the bottom line> d : the set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic culture> culture of materialism will take time — Peggy O'Mara>