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People often say that the United States is a country of immigrants.0:04
The first of them went to the New World from Europe at the beginning of the 17th century.0:10
Now, in the 21st century, America takes in more immigrants than any other country.0:16
They come from all over the world looking for a fresh start.0:22
That's why there are so many different cultural traditions in the usa.0:26
But it isn't correct to say that the United States is simply a collection of different immigrant groups.0:31
It's not true that there are more Irish, more Germans, and more Italians living in New York than there are in Dublin, Frankfurt or rome.0:37
In fact, 94% of all Americans today were born in the United States.0:48
You may hear that people describe America as a melting pot or a salad bowl.0:54
Maybe a better metaphor is that of a pizza.1:00
By the way, it is the most popular food in America.1:03
Pizza has a lot of different ingredients in it which give the whole dish its very special taste.1:07
So all of them together turn the pizza into something larger and something different.1:13
This is also true about the country.1:19
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