american character
...the same ease that could have been achieved by driving. This American tendency to drive everywhere contrasts with European habits of walking and bicycling everywhere, and rarely driving. Members of the European society look upon the American custom as out of the ordinary and uncalled for because European ways are so different. Americans virtually live in their cars, and do not leave them for any reason. Their society looks to create conveniences and shortcuts due to this trait. Therefore, they have no reason to depart from their vehicles. Americans have the opportunity to remain in their car for the majority of their time, and many take advantage of this. Drive-through windows enable them to deposit and withdraw money at a bank, deliver and pick up prescriptions at a drugstore, mail letters at a post office, and order and eat food at many restaurants. America is unique because of this feature. Residents of few other countries can stay in their cars while doing various errands, because there are few, if any, buildings designed to allow such activity. Instead, people in other countries are forced to leave their cars to complete these tasks. America regards its women as normal citizens, unlike many other parts of the world, most prominently the Arab countries. While in America, women have the same rights as any male, they have barely any rights in these other societies. The American government and society give women opportunities to learn, to work, and to succeed equal to those they grant to the country’s men. Unlike in the Arab world, where women are second-class citizens who must hide their faces and bodies, cannot attend school, hold a job, or obtain prestige, American women are regarded as the same as any male. They are first-class citizens, whose bodies and faces are treasured, and who are urged to be educated, to work, and to obtain high social standing. American women, such as Hillary Clinton, exemplify this American trait, and demonstrate the contrast with Arab values. Such women’s reputations and power are foreign to Arabs. Strangely, soccer takes a backseat in America. Although Americans enroll their young children in soccer leagues, it is not a major sport in the country. Most young American athletes be...