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Originally Posted by penguinluvr91
why is it that the U.S exports almost all entertainment such as artists and movies and shows to other countries buy they hardly do that in return. we almost never or never hear about artists or movies or shows from other places that weren't the United States.
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Supply and Demand.
America generates a lot of domestic entertainment. Our internal supply is very high. Couple that to the fact English is the primary language of commerce (requiring most Americans to only need to learn English) and they will gravitate to English enterntainment provided by an oversaturated internal demand. There is little demand for foreign entertainment because, in a nutshell, most of what we desire (or wish to desire) is produced domestically.
Many countries outside the U.S. don't generate as much entertainment domestically (although several external markets are expanding very nicely), and the U.S. is more than ready to provide supply. Couple that to the fact many foreigners know English as a second language, and are willing (and accustomed) to accepting foriegn entertainment products.