"Americans refer to the center of their country as the 'heartland,' indicating their belief that American is the 'heart' of the world."
(this is going to be an Occidentalism thread, feel free to invent examples)
"English-speakers often use the present tense to refer to events in the past or future, especially when reciting them in narrative form. This indicates that time, for them, is a fluid concept, existing within the 'storytime' of their often-referred to ancient past."
"In America, the veneration of the past is such that even the countries' most core institutions, such as Senators, date back to their ancient Roman ancestors."
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