What does "mayo on fries" signify for a sociologist? A)One culture can appropriate and alter a practice taken from another culture.

B)Cultures naturally look for ways to alter or improve on ordinary behaviors.

C)What seems obvious in one culture (like putting mayo on fries) can seem surprising or illogical in another context.

D)There are better and worse ways to do the same thing—in this case, dressing french fries.

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions.  these regions are cultural units rather than governmental units --  formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. what makes one region different from another? a region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation make regions different and special. within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. there are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography.