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Originally Posted by retardation
i don't know about most other people on the planet but most people in the west look like they think about people in other countries a lot. us news has nothing but talk about mexicans and middle easterners.
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Actually, of all the Western countries, the U.S. is probably the most insular in its view of other countries. American news sources only pay large amounts of attention to the Middle East and Mexico because those countries directly affect Americans either in terms of war and security, or immigration issues.
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Originally Posted by retardation
speaking on that affection for us culture, what's up with these animes that have people wearing stars and stripes motif clothes and that type of thing? is that just a fashion trend or do they like america for some reason? if it's just a fashion trend, then how'd that get popular? it reminds me of how punk rock guys used to wear british flags in the past. that was connected to punk rock though, so what's the story with this?
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Japan has had a fascination with the U.S. and American culture since the time of Perry. For example, baseball was popularized in Japan in the late 19th century, and it remains one of Japan's favorite sports. As for fashion, there are entire stores in Japan that (presumably) sell nothing but "American"-style clothing. This trend extends to music, movies, and language as well.
This isn't unique to the U.S. either. In the past, Japan used to strongly emulate Imperial China (obviously where kanji comes from), and Imperial Britain and Prussia (schoolgirl sailor uniforms are modeled after Royal Navy designs, and schoolboy uniforms are modeled after Prussian Army designs).