History Main / CreatorsCultureCarryover

* ''Anime/AkageNoAnne'': Despite being set in Canada (the anime is an adaptation of ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'') we see CherryBlossoms in the background, even though those are native to Japan.

Compare with CreatorProvincialism (where nothing important happens outside the writer's home country), PoliticallyCorrectHistory (the temporal version of this), and CanadaDoesNotExist (a weird mutation of this trope that Canadian TV producers often impose upon ''themselves'' in order to sell their shows in America).

* ''Anime/AkageNoAnne'', being adapted from ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'', is one of a little girl with big heart and a wild imagination assimilating to her new {{Arcadia}}n life, making new friendships and rivals along the way. At the start of the anime, she was a loose-lipped, playful {{cloudcuckoolander}} and by the end of it, she's more mature and has successfully [[BlitheSpirit left a lasting impact]] on Avonlea.

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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In the episode "Unfriendly Chat," Adam slacks at work by chatting with a French girl who is [[AlwaysMurder promptly murdered on camera]]. The only clue about where the murder took place is a TV in the background noting the temperature outside, so the team checks climate reports from all over the world to know what place had that temperature at the time. At no point do they notice that the temperature is in Fahrenheit, which is only used in the United States and four small island countries ([[ContrivedCoincidence the murder turns out to have happened in their own Manhattan]]).[[note]]Some American news sources geared towards jet-setters give weather reports for various world cities using Fahrenheit; they may or may not also give the metric equivalent that would actually be used in those places.[[/note]]

* ''Literature/SailorNothing'' is supposedly set in Japan, but the characters constantly refer to ''American'' media and pop culture. Some of this is understandable, such as namedropping popular writers like Creator/HunterSThompson. Others decidedly aren't, such as a character describing something as being the "NBC Mystery Movie of the Week".

* In an issue of Creator/GrantMorrison's ''ComicBook/{{JLA}}'', a hallucinatory future Joker makes reference to Batman using a "Zimmer frame"--or, as an American would call it, a walker.

** The stock exchange in ''V'' is named "BAWSAQ", a pun on the Scottish slang "baw sack"

** The ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' cars that the first UpdatedRerelease of ''V'' added to the single player game's traffic include cars that were never sold in the US and would be more appropriate on European roads. The most egregious is the Pigalle, which can't have an American license plate and is based on the Citroën SM, and yet became an extremely common car to find in-game.

* The ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series of games is, in theory, set in America, but is made by Scottish developer DMA Design/Rockstar North; Americans who play it can tell this is neither real America nor quite [[EagleLand Hollywood America]]. A lot of place-names in San Andreas are thinly-disguised ones from Scottish cities, and there's even an exact replica of the Forth Rail Bridge. Rockstar are based in Edinburgh and Dundee, and evidently like their CreatorProvincialism in-jokes.
** The games frequently use the term "car park", which is commonly used in Britain but not in America, where "parking lot" or "parking garage" are much more likely to be heard. As of ''V'', they seem to have caught on, however.

** At certain points, the words "pedophile" and "pedo" can be heard pronounced with a long "e"; the {{pun}} in the name of the Speedophile jet ski [[AccentDepundent only works with the British pronunciation]].

** In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', the pop music station Non Stop Pop FM features tracks by Music/MisTeeq, Music/NJoi, Music/{{Modjo}}, and Music/AllSaints (with the UpdatedRerelease including Bronski Beat, Moloko, Morcheeba, and Simply Red), all of whom were successful in the UK but fairly unknown in the US, despite the station being based in a pastiche of UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. It's also hosted by the thickly-accented English model/actress Creator/CaraDelevingne, though her case is admittedly justified; she came to America to [[JustForFun/OneOfUs pick up the new]] ''[[JustForFun/OneOfUs Righteous Slaughter]]'' [[JustForFun/OneOfUs game early]]. (It might also explain the large number of British pop stars on the station.)

** The ''GTA Online'' cars that the first UpdatedRerelease of ''V'' added to the single player game's traffic include cars that'd be more appropriate on European roads. The most egregious is the Pigalle, which can't have an American license plate and is based on the Citroën SM, and yet became an extremely common car to find in-game.

* ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'': The game takes place in Pennsylvania but was made by a French company. There are a few slip-ups:

* ''Series/PipoTheClown'': Klukkluk comes from a tribe that has a Dutch-style name, despite being Native American. And that's not even the iceberg when it comes to the [[{{Blackface}} issues with his portrayal]].

*** In Chapter Fourteen, Ana, her friend Kate Kavanagh, and Ana's sister-in-law Mia all refer to dancing as "throwing some shapes" –- which is [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/throw_shapes Irish slang]] that has penetrated Britain but is virtually unknown in America.

* ''Literature/{{Moonrise}}'' by Sarah Crossan has the narrator, who lives in the U.S., spell the word "curb" with a K and an E--"kerb."
* ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': ''[[FictionalVideoGame Fortune Lover]]'' is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy universe, but its Japanese roots can be seen from the fact that Keith is ''adopted'' as heir -- a ''very'' common Japanese practice, but virtually unheard of in post-Roman Europe. There are of course also things like tools, architectural details (despite ostensibly having "European" aesthetics) or even such silly things like desserts -- all of which quite blatantly show its Japanese origin.

* ''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy'' had a character who had served in the Australian Marines in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Australia does not have a dedicated marine unit, just army and navy units trained in amphibious warfare.
* ''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'' by Thomas Harris has an offhand reference to "an Australian quarter" -- there's no 25-cent coin in Australian currency.
* "Rule Golden" by Creator/DamonKnight has a [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] news reporter say "In Commons today..." But omitting the article like that is an Americanism; any real Brit would at least say "in ''the'' Commons", and a BBC announcer would more likely say "in the House of Commons", which after all takes only about half a second longer.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has some of the most Japanese "Americans" ever seen. At least once, a member of a crime family bows to another member - his subordinate, no less. Every mafia thug also knows exactly what a {{Shinigami}} is, although this one can be attributed to translation issues as Near's (also a non-Japanese himself) imagery of a Shinigami is more akin to the usual Western characterization of TheGrimReaper.
* ''Anime/ADogOfFlanders1975'': This is possibly why the titular dog, Patrasche, looks like an Akita/Shiba Inu despite being from Belgium - it's commonly believed that his breed is a Bouviers des Flanders. On the other hand, he's mentioned to have "wolf-like ears", "a big head" and "sturdy legs", so the anime portrayal isn't exactly inaccurate.

* One ''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko'' episode centers UsefulNotes/WW2 being told from the Japanese point of view. The term "Great Tokyo Air Raid" is used to describe the events of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_(10_March_1945) 9-10 March 1945]], when in the US it's called "Operation Meetinghouse".

* ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' is normally pretty good at avoiding Japanese cultural traits where they would differ in what appears to be central Europe, but the beginning of Chapter 26 shows test papers look exactly like Japanese ones, only in English, with a series of pre-printed multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions with a score out of 100 written on a space on the upper-right corner. In particular, Anya gets a score of 13 on a history test with the reader expected to understand this is a failing grade; tests done in western schools are not necessarily out of 100 (unless of course it's graded in percentage), and a score of 13 may be a passing grade (such as if it's out of 15). In addition, wrong answers are marked with a check; teachers in western schools instead most often use an "X" for a wrong answer while a check mark, if used at all, is for ''correct'' answers.

* ''VideoGame/AlanWake2'' is set in Washington State, but has a great deal of Finnish influence, due to Remedy being based in Finland. Justified by Watery being an area highly populated by Finnish residents (which is TruthInTelevision: Washington does, in fact, have a long history of Scandinavian immigration and cultural influence).

* Discussed on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace [[ForeignRemake UK]]''. The Vivienne was initially concerned that the other [[DragQueen contestants]] would put on a show for the cameras and spout American drag slang ("Yaasss hunty!") that British queens don't actually say. To her relief, that didn't happen nearly as much as she feared.

* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'''s cast is British, but has Thomas Waverly bowing to his grandfather upon greeting him...the same Thomas Waverly who aims to get Lynn to go back to Japan....

* ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' is normally pretty good at avoiding Japanese cultural traits where they would differ in what appears to be central Europe, but the beginning of Chapter 26 shows test papers look exactly like Japanese ones, only in English, with a series of pre-printed multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions with a score out of 100 written on a space on the upper-right corner. In particular, Anya gets a score of 13 on a history test with the reader expected to understand this is a failing grade; tests done in western schools are not necessarily out of 100, and a score of 13 may be a passing grade (such as if it's out of 15). In addition, wrong answers are marked with a check; teachers in western schools instead most often use an "X" for a wrong answer while a check mark, if used at all, is for ''correct'' answers.