Do foreign vocalists ruin your prog experience?

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   ^ I knew of the "Romance Language" situation but was unsure of exactly which languages came from Latin.

There is much speak of American ignorance (re: the "Ugly American" term) but what of European ignorance? I wouldn't expect a highly educated person like you, Raf, to be ignorant of past American history (which is EXCEEDINGLY less than that of European history, for obvious reasons) but I don't doubt the typical European teenager does not know some very basic things about American culture. There exists another term, a counterpart for the "Ugly American;" "Euro Trash." Neither are compliments, and we should recognize, in the context of this broad discussion, that all cultures are centered around themselves, and only recently (mainly with the internet, but it's a cumulative thing) non-cultural centeredness the norm. We've been thrust into the world, so to speak, and to not expect a few very minor foul-ups, such as the only I apparently just made and that of the topic creator, are to be expected and not met with scorn, or else your standards are simply too high. 