Oh yeah...rap, hip-hop, Paris Hilton, garbage movies, lousy theatre, unreadable/dreadfully written books, T.V. programs written by functional illiterates. Is that the "AMERICAN CULTURE" you're talking about?
What culture would you rather have, the one you described, or the kneeling and bowing 5 times a day, female mutilation, slavery, terrorism, beheading infidels, women are chattel, a culture where children are taught to hate and murder Christians and Jews and grow up to be suicide bombers?
I think I'll stick to the superficial, material American culture with a bit of decency and freedom thrown in.