If every city in the US was like Las Vegas, would the US have a different culture?

Let’s see Las Vegas is about sex, greed and violence. Well that pretty much sums up the rest of America. So no, we wouldn’t have a different culture, but it might be slightly worse than it is now.

I guess you might finally have legal prostitution.

@Steve_A
We already do, it’s called dating. Everyday men spend their hard earned money on dates, so hopefully at the end of the night they get laid. But since it’s not a sure thing, it’s like gambling and prostitution. I say they should legalize prostitution, then we could just straight up pay for sex, then there would not be so much gambling going on. Legalize prostitution because gambling’s wrong! lol

I don’t think that everywhere would be like Las Vegas, because people would not want it to.

@Self_Consuming_Cannibal shame the sex is not as safe as the money in the casino.

@poisonedantidote
LOL-How true. +5 lurve

I agree with @marinelife. I couldn’t live in that atmosphere.

@Self_Consuming_Cannibal thanks. anyway to answer your question even thought i dont live in the USA. i think the effect would probably be quite negative. i would expect to see a large increase in burglary and other types of theft, probably leading to other larger problems. keep gambling in special places. there is nothing wrong with gambling. but on mass, as there would be more losers than winners, many more addicts, i think it would have a very bad effect.

@poisonedantidote
I agree.

Hell no. Nevada is special and I like it that way. :)

Furthermore, Las Vegas is also just a regular place where regular people live. I would know; I grew up there and I still know people who live there and I go there all the time.

I think there’s a confusion here between “if [blank] is allowed” and ”[blank] would be done by everyone continuously.” Just because something is allowed does not mean it is required.

Examples: if prostitution were legalized in my city, I would still not solicit a prostitute. If a casino opened up in my town, I would feel no need to run there and start dropping dollars in the slots.

Las Vegas attracts a certain element of people, ones that find Vegas-style behaviour enjoyable, at least once in a while on vacation. I suspect that they don’t behave like that all the time, nor do I suspect Vegas residents behave that way either. While legalizing these things all over the place might result in a small but noticeable uptick in such things, I think it would be limited to people for whom this is a draw, and would not compel the rest of the population to take up debauchery as a full-time hobby.

I’m pretty sure that I would Party my FACE off… Seriously… I would love to live in Vegas!!

Vegas is special because it’s different. I go a few times a year, and after 3–4 days of shenanigans I’m done and crave normalcy. I think most people are like me in that regard, so I say the premise of your question is off.

However, yes, it can get worse. We are by and large a nation of good Samatarians, people who donate money to the Red Cross when disaster strikes, who rescue dogs from shelters, and who smile at children. Our culture absolutely has flaws. But it really isn’t so bad if you look for the good.

oh hell no. Instead of sin city, it would be sin country. Whatever happens in the US, stays in the US. Relationships and values would mean nothing, people would do whatever “feels good” because its “vegas like” no rules. God help us all if that really happened.

@Tenpinmaster – so if [fill in the blank] were legalized, you would feel compelled to do [newly legal thing] all the time?

@laureth GA.
Also, @Tenpinmaster what makes you think that really great, moral people have completely different personalities in Vegas? People let loose there, sure. But someone who would abandon their relationships and values in Vegas would do it in Boise.

@Likeradar that is exactly my point with the question. Would we all become like we are in Vegas, if all the cities were like Vegas. You stated it beautifully that people let loose there which to me means being what they are not typically, or what they want to be when allowed and freed from the every day social norms of other cities. If your cutlure were different based upon where you live and how you grew up and your environment… would having an environment like Las Vegas everyewhere be a catalyst to changing those values and the make up of who we are as people and as a society. That was the premise of my question…

@Holden_Caulfield I understand what you’re saying, but I think people behave the way they do in Vegas because it’s a change from the normal. I can’t imagine that most people would live Vegas-style 24/7 if laws across the country changed. I think that after an adjustment period, things wouldn’t be all too different than they are now.

It’s like being at a bachelor party, I think. Sure, some guys let loose at a bachelor party, but it’s not what they do all the time – even though bachelor parties, hiring strippers, and drinking too much alcohol are legal.

@Likeradar I think we are a product of our culture and environment, and that most people would adapt accordingly. I also believe that were all cities to become like Las Vegas, then a city or two would take it to the next level and become something different and even more provocative… setting Vegas style antics as norms for society and people going to the others for something that is different. Of course there are always exceptions and there would be those that would be able to stabilize and those that would be able to maintain their original culture, but I believe it would be the monority, not the majority. Again, thanks for the insight and perspective. It is greatly appreciated.

@laureth not really. I’m just saying that I don’t like Vegas :)

@Tenpinmaster – Agreed. So I don’t think we’ll break out in a rash of Vegasitude if it becomes legal.

@laureth Probably not. Its like you hear people giving drinks to their children so by time they turn 21 it won’t be a big deal.

I hope you guys realize that by saying that we would all become like we are in Vegas if every city was like Vegas, you’re implying that people who currently live in Vegas have no values and are completely loose, which is false to the max.

@DominicX That wasn’t my intent. It’s the perception that it gives off. There are wonderful people in Vegas. I know a lot of people who have either come from there or live there now.