My Experience vs. Other Westerners

As I have been teaching classes and wondering about how to answer some of your questions, I have often found that it is difficult for me to answer because my experience might be very different from another westerner's experience. Understand that the United States is a very multi-cultural country and its many regions vary significantly. Life in Los Angeles is very different from life in Utah which is very different from life in the South which is very different from life on the East Coast. Yes, there are similarities. But know that culture and ethnicity vary in the United States.