USA! USA! USA! 'Merica!

America is a country filled with diverse people from all different cultures, traditions, languages, and countries around the world. This country was built by people immigrating here for a new life. At first Europeans moved here for religious freedom, economic reasons, work, a new start to life, and later on others from different countries immigrated here for similar reasons. America is a country that is accepting of everyone and allows freedom for all. The diversity in America helped create the country we have become today. It is a country that has variation wherever you go and a rich background full of traditions from places around the world.

No matter where you are, from small cities to big cities, there is always diversity in America. Though small cities tend to have less diversity, they each seem to be different. Some small cities even have a prominent culture.  For example, in Cedar Rapids, though it is a small city, there is an area near downtown called Czech Village, with a larger amount of people from the Czech Republic and is rich in Czech culture. Similarly in larger cities, and more commonly in larger cities, there are places like Chinatown and Little Italy, for example. These areas tend to be highly populated by people of that specific culture. In this little stretch of land in a city, there is also an increased amount of shops and restaurants selling items, clothing, and food from that culture. This is a unique thing that helps show America is a culturally diverse country.

American culture has been influenced by cultures all around the world. Our main language we speak is English, because our country was first settled by the British, who spoke English. The food we eat comprises of things from all over the world. In America we eat food like burgers, salads, sandwiches, meats, and soups. However, some of our favorite foods include Chinese food, Mexican food, Indian food, Italian food, Thai food, Mediterranean food, and much more. We acknowledge all sorts of holidays, from Christmas to Hanukah. It’s a part of what makes us America; we are accepting of all cultures, at least most of us are. Our country has grown on the foundation of diversity. It creates an exciting adventure and is like one place to find all other places around the world put together, with minor changes. There are still many characteristics that make us unique. We are a mixture of cultures and traditions from other countries plus our own. America!