America is not a Melting Pot (part 1)

The United States has been called a melting pot many times because of the merging of many cultures, but personally, I think the US is no where near being a melting pot. A melting pot refers to like a structure where many thing blends together and the differences are no longer visible. It seems to be more like a salad bowl. We can easily spot out the different cultures that lie within the United States.

In our everyday life of someone who lives in a city, they can easily walk down the street and hear a wide variety of languages. There are many bilingual people in the United States. Language is a key part of culture and as long as other languages exist in America, then there are also other cultures present. The influx of languages into the United States makes enriches the experience of living in the US.

Unlike past, America is more harmonious in race, culture, and even in languages. They didn’t transform one traditional food to Americanized name and yet even if they have hard time pronouncing it, they call its original name. Some languages are sometimes Romanized into English, but the pronunciation is still off. It is hard to Romanize different languages to one language. Therefore, it is really hard to say American is a melting pot because different cultures in America may not be able to merge into a single culture.