Eagleland Osmosis

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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A phenomenon in which consumers of American media mistakenly assume that other countries' cultures are similar to that of the United States. Internet,uncountable
    — It's called Eagleland Osmosis.
  2. The tendency of American culture to spread to other countries. Internet,proscribed,rare,uncountable
    — One of the things about living in America's hat (aka Canada) is that we suffer from Eagleland Osmosis. In Catholic matters it's even worse. Almost everything comes from the US. The hymnals, the CCD materials, the missals, etc. And none of them mention that anything might be different in Canada.

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Coined by TV Tropes user Scooter007 in 2008.
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