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pvg on Nov 12, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Starfish and Coffee

American black churches are part of American culture and there's plenty of non-black churches where the laity vocalizes. People even speak in made up languages. Plus, google up Shakers, Quakers or one of these:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Awakening

csours on Nov 12, 2022 [–]

Sure, and that's why I said:

> universal tendency with cultural expression.

There is no single "culture of America"

googlryas on Nov 13, 2022 | [–]

There is no single American culture, but there certainly is a "mainstream" American culture.

Does any country have just a single culture? Maybe the Vatican or San marino?

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