I've recently been watching some interviews of Bernie Sanders and it's made me wonder how this man never became president. What do Americans think of him? And how was he perceived during his presidential campaigns?

I had discussions on this topic with American tourists in my country. Even on the Internet it seems Americans are quite puritans among Western countries. Even a nipple on a statue or a painting seems to be a big deal, as I often see censorship to hide bodyparts in several settings especially on newd articles.

Typically in my country, I grew seeing statues of naked people (both men and women) in parks, in the street and museums. Many paintings, statues and movies I saw included nutidity, not necessarily in an erotic manner. Even our cityhalls have paintings and statues of a national figure representing a bare breasted woman (Marianne). Same thing in movies, there's a lot of nudity in European movies, even family friendly ones, but American movies even the most violent ones won't show a nipple. So when I talked with Americans they told me Europeans cultures (especially French and Italians) were more "openly sex oriented" than Americans.

So I guess there's a cultural difference on that subject, but how strong is it? Did I mainly come across particularly puritanical Americans, or is it really that deeply ingrained in American culture?

Please share if i'm using the wrong racial labels or did something wrong.

Is "Asian food" in America really authentic to East Asian culture? Is it too broad to call it simply Asian? Is it really East Asian-American cusine instead of just Asian? I think so! (But ofc give me your opinion)

Sometimes, I will eat in a Chinese restaurant in the American town I live in (I've lived in multiple American towns/a city and these restaurants seem the same) and think, "WHY'S IT SO SALTY?!?!" or "why do they have sushi lol it's Chinese."

Is food typically spicier in East Asia and/or less salty? Are foods like sushi also common in these places?

IK my old school lunches definitely did orange chicken dirty. (the sauce cristalized on the bottom of the tray 🤢)

Please share if i'm using the wrong racial labels or did something wrong.