05-31-2019, 05:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-31-2019, 05:31 PM by RolloTheGreat.)
I think we have a cultural difference going on GStan.
In the US, we don't really care what the rest of the world is doing in terms of our consumer purchases and media. At all.
Some things from foreign cultures make it here, but not for the most part. PS4 having 53.2% of this gens console market is a good example, but Xboxes are still 46.8% of the market between the two. So it's pretty close to a 50/50 market here, which is not the pronounced difference you see in the rest of the world.
We don't look to Europe or Asia for trends, we make our own here.
I guarantee you that not one US car buyer woke up this morning and said to their wife, "You know Julie, in the UK a lot of folks are driving Vauxhall Corsas. We need to find one of those, or something close to it!"
Or with TV, "Bill, Ricky Gervais is all the rage in Europe, lets watch him tonight!"
A lot of what we do is out of step with the rest of the world, and a lot of it is produced here. (or at least the home company is here)
Point being: Your CULTURE is being an English colony, an outpost of Europe. I'm curious as I've never been there and probably never will be due to flight time and cost:
Do you folks have more European or US influence in your country? Obviously you're using PCs and phones designed by US firms, but is the general flavor of your culture European? (I would guess it is)
In the US, we don't really care what the rest of the world is doing in terms of our consumer purchases and media. At all.
Some things from foreign cultures make it here, but not for the most part. PS4 having 53.2% of this gens console market is a good example, but Xboxes are still 46.8% of the market between the two. So it's pretty close to a 50/50 market here, which is not the pronounced difference you see in the rest of the world.
We don't look to Europe or Asia for trends, we make our own here.
I guarantee you that not one US car buyer woke up this morning and said to their wife, "You know Julie, in the UK a lot of folks are driving Vauxhall Corsas. We need to find one of those, or something close to it!"
Or with TV, "Bill, Ricky Gervais is all the rage in Europe, lets watch him tonight!"
A lot of what we do is out of step with the rest of the world, and a lot of it is produced here. (or at least the home company is here)
Point being: Your CULTURE is being an English colony, an outpost of Europe. I'm curious as I've never been there and probably never will be due to flight time and cost:
Do you folks have more European or US influence in your country? Obviously you're using PCs and phones designed by US firms, but is the general flavor of your culture European? (I would guess it is)