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"No, we've been able to maintain NUMEROUS types of culture, all of which are distinctly American. I'd say that Southern, Western and Urban cultures are all unique and yet as American as can be."

Ah, cher--you forget the uniquely American FRENCH culture, Louisiana Cajuns. And they are also better cooks than the continental French, to boot!

"Ah, cher--you forget the uniquely American FRENCH culture, Louisiana Cajuns. And they are also better cooks than the continental French, to boot!"

LOL. Deep frying a turkey takes not only skill, but guts as well. Probably why it never caught on in France.

""Ah, cher--you forget the uniquely American FRENCH culture, Louisiana Cajuns. And they are also better cooks than the continental French, to boot!"

A very good point given this thread. I've only been down to Louisiana once, but I fell in love with New Orleans. There are a couple of good Cajun restaurants here in NYC (another gret part of living here!) that I visit every now and then. Our American "culture" is just something the French, and their Francophile friends in America, will never understand. They can never get past the thought of McDonald's to see how special we really are.

Cajun culture- Unique AND American as can be at the same time.