To that culture comment, American Culture? Develop on its own? If by power hungry money grubbing society that will try to drag the entire world down with it is what you mean then yes. "American Culture" is a patchwork of all cultures. Are culture is to mimic, to not strive to our own creativity, its to try to improve others because we think we are better and can improve other culture. We mimic and deceive our selves. We have not developed our own culture over these years. So our "unique culture"really is the grand imitator of Human Society.
As per say to both of your understanding of a country by where you live? What is a country? Its a fucking name, a loose collaboration of letters stuck to a patch of Earth. You should define your selves as where your views come from. I wish I could fully do that myself.