anchor: and uh of course now i i do have to i remember one case where we had some Canadians in there who were every bit as bad but i mean it i think it's just kind of the North American situation uh in Panama they've been used to Americans down there for so darn long but i didn't see quite as much of that sort of thing as Panamanians are just about as  as uh as as Americans as far as uh creature comforts you know they're uh they're they're every bit uh i i know when my my son was in the Air Force and he was stationed in Panama and he married a Panamanian girl and when she came up here uh you know she's you know except for the language situation some of the cultures she's just about an American you know is as far as TV and
positive: The Panamanians are markedly similar to Americans in their culture and lifestyle.
negative: The people of Panama maintain a distinct culture and reject popular American media.