The phrase "51st state" can be used in a positive sense, meaning that a region or territory is so aligned, supportive, and conducive with the United States, that it is like a U.S. state. It can also be used in a pejorative sense, meaning an area or region is perceived to be under excessive American cultural or military influence or control. In various countries around the world, people who believe <answer>their local or national culture has become too Americanized</answer> sometimes use the term "51st state" in reference to their own countries.
Sometimes, when a country refers to themselves as the 51st state, what has happened to their culture?
their local or national culture has become too Americanized