What does US culture have in common with English culture?

Linguistically, the cultures are not that far apart, but both sides like to point out these minor differences, and exaggerate them. And they'll both talk about American and British English as if they are "different languages." So, they have that in common. read more

But in terms of the formation of the culture, England has been a melting pot since Rome. The US, since its very formation. Both nations have a curiously disproportional pop-entertainment creation knack (music, movies, TV shows, etc). Both nations have a strong slant towards entrepreneurialism, individuality, creativity and invention. read more

Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, most notably the English who colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s. U.S. culture has also been shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians. read more