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American Culture and Language: Famous Proverbs and Sayings  When you come to the United States to live and work, you can learn a lot about the American culture through the language..

American Culture and Language: Famous Proverbs and Sayings

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When you come to the United States to live and work, you can learn a lot about the American culture through the language Proverbs and sayings that are commonly used are a great way to gather clues about cultural values and cultural norms in the United States

Where there's a will, there's a way

Of course, not all people in the US have the same values because the US

is made up of so many different kinds of people However, proverbs do show us patterns and common themes and they tell us what is important

to a lot of the people because these phrases have been used as a part of the language for many years

Today, I will give you 6 proverbs that are common in United States culture and American English what those proverbs might say about our culture and what a lot of people value in the United States

6 Common Proverbs in the United States:

you have something that you are going to do, you should do it instead of just talking about it In the American business world, people seem to make decisions and take action more quickly than in other cultures There is an emphasis on making decisions quickly and acting based on intuition

that we place on taking action instead of reflecting and thinking about the decision This proverb suggests that if you take too much time to think about something, you might lose the opportunity to act

there is no opportunity In the US business world and in other areas, many people place a high value on risk taking Many small businesses exist because of someone's dream Business owners know that there is

risk involved in starting a business, but they also know that if they don't take a risk, there is no opportunity to be successful The value of risk taking could be rooted in US history and the individualist mentality that

is common in the US

Self-reliance and individualism are two very common cultural values in the United States The idea of doing things "by yourself" is encouraged even for children American parents praise their kids when they are able to do things on their own, without relying on their parents

you have the motivation to do something, you will find a way to do it This value of hard work is very common in the US culture In addition to this proverb, many stories, poems, songs and movies present the same basic value

situation offers something positive The value of optimism is important

to a lot of people in the United States It is common to look for the

positive aspect of any negative situation