[raybbr]

Gee, I guess you represent the West, the MidWest, and the South, so if you say The Godfather isn't part of American culture, we have to take your word for it.

No. But if you think that a study of mob life is representative of American culture I disagree. Not everyone thinks the mafia is something to revered.

[bigsigh]

If all you see in the GF is mob life, then I think you missed half of the point.

[muir_redwoods]

"No. But if you think that a study of mob life is representative of American culture I disagree.",

I don't think the intent was to say thet the GF movies are representative of American life but they are, quite clearly, a cultural element of American life the way John Wayne is a cultural element of American life.

Just a part, a bit of the flavor, a cultural reference that most people understand.