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Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: "Do your own thing." "I did it my wa
Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: "Do your own thing." "I did it my wa
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2009-04-23
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Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: "Do your own thing." "I did it my way." "You’ll have to decide that for yourself." "You made your bed, now (36)______ in it." "If you don’t look out for yourself, no one else will." "Look out for number one."
Closely (37)______ with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans (38)______ to privacy. Americans assume that people "need some time to themselves" or "some time alone" to think about things or recover their (39)______ psychological energy. Americans have great (40)______ understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who (41)______ being alone.
If the parents can (42)______ it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one’s own bedroom, even as an (43)______,fixes in a person the notion that (44)____________. She will have her clothes, her toys, her books, and so on. These things will be hers and no one else’s.
Americans assume that (45)____________. Doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists, and others have rules governing "confidentiality" that are intended to prevent information about their clients personal situations from becoming known to others.
Americans’ attitudes about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. (46)____________. When those boundaries are crossed, an American’s body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.
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