Most if not all of the time I am able to surround myself with people who share a common or collective history, who understand the norms of U.S. society, who speak the same language that I do, and who understand my culture.
2. I can see my nation as “default” – it is normal, everybody else is “different”.
3. Icanviewmyculturalnormsasuniversal.
4. I do not know what is like to have war in my homeland.
5. I expect people in other countries to speak my language when I travel abroad.
6. I can assume everybody knows, or should know, my culture (for example, “American Idol” contestants).
7. I can assume no one else has any of the technological advantages I have (for example, assuming others do not know how to use a computer or oven).
8. I can easily ignore the fact that most news stories are told from the US- American or Western point of view and are not a universal truth.
9. I assume everybody wants to live in the United States, since I have been trained to believe is the best place to live (even without universal health care).
10.I see people from other countries as inferior to me, even if they are highly educated and successful.
11.I have access to plenty of movies and TV shows in my language, full of people from my country, showing my culture and way of life.
12.Becoming famous or successful is much easier for me even if others are more competent.
13.I often assume everyone on the Internet is US-American.
14.I believe everybody else wants to adopt the US-American or Western way of life. If they do not, I can view them as inferior and seek to convince or even force them to do so.
15.I can choose whether or not I take part in discussions surrounding how my lifestyle or the actions of my government have impacted the lives of those in other countries.
16.I can take the liberty of shortening or changing people’s names if they are hard for me to pronounce.
17.I can believe the United States is fair and free. Everybody else lives in a mess.
18.I can unknowingly assume everyone wants the USA to help them.