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Accordingly, it can be seen that America does exert an influence on European culture. Although some people would claim the opposite, this influence is, to a large extent, negative. It is detrimental to the uniqueness of European cultures, which, if the process continues, will become more and more uniform. Why Europe has proved to be a sponge absorbing so much of what is made in America is a problem to be analysed by sociologists.