Differences And Similarities Of American And Indian Cultures

Culture in the beliefs or customs of a particular group. This exists all around the world. The American and Indian cultures have lots of similarities and differences.While in America there are a mixture of different cultures, the Indian culture is unique and has its own values. Some examples of similarities and differences their democracy, racism, and marriages.

A similarity is in their politics, with India’s democratic culture. The United States is the world's oldest democracy while India is the world's largest democracy. These two countries were once ruled by the British. Although the United States became independent way before India. A key part to the democracy was American activists, like Martin Luther KIng Jr. were inspired by Gandhi's

philosophy of civil disobedience. So in a way the systems are all intertwined, helping each other change for the better. America set the standard of democracy and India introduced nonviolent protest. This led to the similarity of their democratic systems.

In both these countries there was the same form of harsh racism against the lower classes of the society. In the United States the Africans were treated badly. They were the slaves of the community. These people had no rights. When they finally got their rights they were still treated in with disrespect. In some places the African Americans had to sit away from the whites. They were not allowed to live near white people, which sounds similar to what happened in India. In India, the people in the lower part of the caste system were treated unfairly. They had no rights and were treated with little to no respect. They had to sit at a distance from the upper castes just like the African Americans in America. They were not allowed to enter the homes and temples of the upper castes. This is a very negative part of both of their histories, but a very good example at how similar their culture is.