>The book makes clear to me that there are quite more cultural differences between the Dutch and the Americans (more specifically, the U.S. citizens) than I realized.
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>< rof,l > and < lol >!!!!! In the United States, there are huge cultural differences between Texans and New Yorkers and these people live in the same country.

Living here for six years I've come to believe that there are four countries within the USA: California, Texas, New York City and The Rest Of It.

>What exactly would you expect of citizens from two different countries?

Both the differences and the similarities are in the places where you least expect them. Comparing my people with the US, I was surprised to realize how deep we share the love towards good barbecue, and then how our definitions of a good one differ :). Same goes for beer.