Gamers

I think I've been thinking about culture too much as a country-limited thing. But there's a lot of other different types of cultures, right?

For instance, infamous Gamers.
Starcraft is a big one, I think. I found out that Starcraft is one of the top reasons for divorce in Asia.....must be serious, then. And I think I see how that could happen! A lot of my friends talk about Starcraft all day at school. It's become a cultural wall, since i don't play! When my friends talk about Starcraft, i find myself zoning out because I have no idea what they're "mining" for, and what "Zergs", "Protoss", "Terrans" and "creep" are supposed to be.....(but you can see that I've heard the terms enough times to know they exist.....). They have an entire different language that they pretend is English!

So clearly, country divisions don't need to be the strongest ways for cultures to be formed. My friends are Korean-Starcraft-Player worshipers, and any language barrier definitely doesn't get in the way when they're watching Starcraft videos narrated in Korean so that they can learn more tactics....

Haha, I don't know how wonderful this Starcraft culture is, but I'm sure, then, that the principle that strong cultures can develop from common interests is a valid one!!