It’s not a real thang. The difference between, say, Norway and America is as big as the difference between Murica and China.
In some ways China and Norway are closer to each other than America.
In other ways, America is closer to China than Norway.
There is no western culture. It is a fucking sham.
Just look at Hollywood. The Chinese working class and the working class in the global south love it. Meanwhile Hollywood is dead in Europe because they can’t Relate to it anymore. That should tell you something.
Culture is infinitely more complex and layered than the stupid East west shit. Fuck.
When I say “the West” I’m referring to the imperialist powers - the US, France, UK, and their lackeys. I’m not saying they’re culturally homogeneous, although believe me, as an Australian, our culture is extremely American at this point.
I agree, it's for this reason that Japan was considered an honorary Western nation.