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Originally Posted by tore
Neapolitan .. You are completely missing the point of this thread. Noone's saying you're all hip-hop diggin' junkmongers. Noone's trying to offend you. But like it or not, those are cultural exports from you guys. Those are some of the aspects of your nation that are influencing Norway and likely other countries.
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I understand the point of the thread. I'm not offend about what you said so far. Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough but I thinking from the point of view as "Mass Media" or Hollywood Imperialism instead of looking at it as a English-speaking Cultural Imperialism. Where the problem lies with huge corporations not the common folk, but maybe in some way they are responsible too.
I'm thinking 'oh I know how you feel, you are just like the every other American who dislikes this mass media mega-culture.' And I'm imagining you saying "No, you don't understand I don't want to be just like an America." OK I can understand that, so sorry.
I am empathic to your dilema in Norway, I know that it is important to you. OK there might not be a lot of Norwegian influences in American popular culture but in the span of European history I never thought Norway wasn't important.
Going back to a question you asked earlier.
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Originally Posted by tore
Heard any norwegian music that wasn't commercial pop?
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I really haven't heard of Norwegian folk music. Ever since I've heard Grieg found inspiration from Norwegian folk music I was a bit curious about it. I remember having a conversation with someone who was totally enamored, totally immersed in Norwegain music, he totally denounced American Pop music and hated it with a passion, and thought those who created Pop muisc had contempt for their audience. Well any way beside the fact he might sound like an elitist to some, he was convincing how Scandinavian had a burgeoning music scene whose creativity was far superious to American pop. Long story short I lost a list of artists/bands he gave me, I always wish knew more.
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Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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