Step into a taxi in Ankara, Turkey. The driver is wearing a Walkman. A bus driver in Indonesia, also wearing a Walkman. The answer is left as an exer- cise for the reader. Art products will become even more valuable for this country as the rest of the world recognizes intellectual property rights and ends illegal copies.
American fashion is often copied.
In Bei- rut, Lebanon, during the many years of civil wars, you could count on a bit more peace and quiet during at least one hour a week. It was calmer once a week, for an hour, for some years because of an American art product. Everyone went home to watch. It was quintessentially American. But it was also universal and about something that everyone could under- stand.