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Re:Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English w... by Aerroon on Sunday April 02, 2023 @08:51PM (#35417161)
>No offence meant to the Americans here, but I detest the exportation of American culture to Europe. I don't mean music and films, but rather the way of thinking about the world.

I think music and film are actually the primary way that this American culture is exported. Think about the whole culture surrounding movies - much of it is controlled and inspired by Hollywood.

I agree that it would be nice if the rest of the world wouldn't become so Americanized, but I think that's only viable if the population doesn't learn English en masse.

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Re:Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English w... by xiphias2 on Sunday April 02, 2023 @11:32PM (#35418244)
At this point there are much worse American things.

In a small European country's facebook I can't have a day without a payed onlyfans advertisement hidden in a story about a poor teacher who became rich instantly after she started a side job.

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Re:Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English w... by Mordisquitos on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:38AM (#35419378)
While I do agree that cultural Americanisation is a problem, I must point put that OnlyFans is a UK-based company.
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Re:Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English w... by aa-jv on Monday April 03, 2023 @07:23AM (#35421667)
The UK is an American sub-state in all ways that is possible.
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