Hi zug,

talking to you is like being in Groundhog Day, as if our last conversation never happened...

Here goes, again:

A culture can't be defined in a few words, but comprises fundamental assumptions the people who share it share, not superficial ones.

For example, we share a language, English, and 2000 years of shared western culture and history, based on Roman-Greek-Judeo-Christian-Enlightenment views of the world, which includes the assumption that women have an important role to play in social life.  Women have always been part of social life from village fairs to court life, not hidden at home or as mere observers behind visual barriers, as in other cultures.

Even our modern pop culture is based on that history, even when you develop in opposition to a culture, it is still based on that culture. Our culture is not based on the Bhaghavad-Gita, Confucius, Buddhism, Shintoism, the Koran, etc. Anyone who has traveled enough is quite aware of the differences between cultures.