Continues the American tradition

American clothes: In terms of clothes, although Americans give people an easy-going and informal impression, they are still very formal when they go to work and attend parties. There are many rules for dressing, but they are mainly suitable for occasions, such as attending weddings, funerals and weddings, and should wear black or plain clothes; Women should wear skirts in the office and avoid wearing denim trousers.

The history of American music can be traced back to the traditional religious music of early Native Americans. With the arrival of a large number of immigrants from European countries, American music has been added with the color of Christian chorus and music score. Since then, every wave of immigration has brought music with different regions, cultures and characteristics. A large number of African-Americans also brought traditional music with African characteristics. /kloc-American pop music, which began to appear in the late 9th century, largely originated from these African-American blues and gospel music which began to develop in the 1920s. African-American music has become the basis of American pop music, and it has blended European and local musical elements. The United States also has a lot of folk music and music from immigrants such as Ukraine, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, Mexico and Jews. Many American towns have also developed independent local music.

America has no official language.

English is 82. 1%, Spanish is 10.7%, other European languages are 3.8%, Asian languages are 2.7%, and other 0.7% (according to the survey in 2000) cannot determine the official language. English is the de facto national language. 82% of Americans over five use English. Twenty-eight States have passed local laws to ensure the official status of English; Three states recognize other languages as parallel to English: French in Louisiana, Hawaiian in Hawaii and Spanish in New Mexico. The languages with a population of more than 6.5438+0000 are English (2.65438+04800), Spanish (29.7 million), Chinese (2.2 million), French (6.5438+0400), Tagalog (6.5438+0300) and Vietnamese (6.5433). In addition to these major languages, there are 336 other languages in the United States, of which 176 is a native language.