Oh god no! I am in fact looking forward to reading your fic.

And I think that there is a massive difference between American writing is over-influenced by soap operas and Americans are. The former is a position I hold and would argue at length (even if some of the influence is second hand), the latter is something I would not suggest because it is not a sensible suggestion at all.

American culture as a whole is too dominated by religion, though, and I am more than happy to argue that point.