how come things popular in USA like baseball and country music are hated around

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the rest of the world? .....generally, do americans have dodgy tastes
oh sorry some latin american countries and japan like baseball, still most of the world prefer cricket
rockabilly isnt current popular in europe , im in europe and i can tell u that it's not that popular, if u said hip hop rap is popular i would agree
 
thats completely unfounded. many people are interested in baseball. country music is an american thing, but many people still like it. america doesnt have "dodgy tastes", only small minded people have dodgy tastes. granted, many americans are small minded, and narrow between the ears. many do have feeble minds, and only listen to one thing or watch one sport. i personally like all music except for classical. the only time i like classical is when im on a date with an exceptionally beautiful lady whom appreciates the finer things , and is most likely a dancer, and we are dressed up drinking champagne, making out in our own box seats where nobody can bother us.
 
I wouldn't say hated, but not as common as in USA. For example. In Latinamerica the most common sport is soccer, of course there are also other sports rather than soccer.
Each country has its different culture and different society.
 
Who told you these things are hated around the rest of the world? I guess you just made that up, didn't you?

I'm American and I actually do hate both of the things you mentioned. But baseball is well loved here in Korea, where I live, and many other countries around the world. Furthermore large numbers of Koreans enjoy all kinds of American products and pop culture (music, food, etc.), as do people in many other countries. That being said, every culture has their unique tastes - like eating dogs or snails. Why should we all be expected to like the same things?

Edit: Do you presume to speak for all of Europe? There are many countries in Europe with diverse cultures, and I really think that this generalizing is the root of your problem.
 
Baseball is not hated by the rest of the world. In fact, baseball is probably much more popular in Japan, South Korea, and other Asian countries and through out much of Latin America.

Country music is mainly an American thing, but not exclusively. However, most other countries also have cultural things that are more or less exclusive to their country. For example, try to find Vegemite outside of Australia and New Zealand. And try listening to pop music from other English speaking countries - it just sound different.
 
You need to get educated. Dodgy tastes, indeed!

Baseball AND country music are liked all over the world! There are baseball teams throughout Latin America as well as Japan. In fact, "America's Favorite Past Time" has been played in Japan since 1872!

As for country music, many artist are loved the world over like the late Johnny Cash. There are country music bands in many countries...and one of country's top acts, Ann Murray, is from Canada. Olivia Newton-John, originally from Australia, started in Country then crossed over to pop!

Rockabilly, a subgenre of country and 1950s rock and roll, is currently more popular in Europe than it is in it's homeland, the USA.
 
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