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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
Yes. No doubt the life of a fisherman in a small village in Maine is more similar in many ways to the life of a fisherman is a small town in Hokkaido than the life of an accountant in central Boston.
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Obviously, and that's because physical characteristics (the coast, climate, mountains, deserts, etc.) also shape culture.
We have an example with hunting. I am convinced that the % of Manhattanites who hunt every year is a lot lower than the % of Northern Ontarians who do. When you live right in the middle of the woods, hunting is more likely to be part of your culture. Not rocket science.