Abstract
When I think of American culture and civilization, the first observation that strikes me is the power of the American values. I used to think that the Americans and the French shared exactly the same views on most of things but after having spent a semester studying with students and teachers from the U.S., I now believe that there are some major differences between the American and the French culture. The common understanding of the word "culture? refers to the values, beliefs and expectations that its members share.
