bluGill parent
That is part of our culture heritage. People who want to claim the US doesn't have a rich culture are defining culture to exclude all culture in the US which is not fair. It isn't hard to see a lot of culture in the US if you look, but many people want to think there isn't any and so go out of their way not to see it.
I think culture and tradition are different things. Modern pop culture is not tradition for example.
Either way, claiming there is less in some other part of the world where families live is just a way to making yourself feel good by tearing someone down. Traditions and culture are different, but that doesn't mean they don't exist or are lesser someplace else.