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Talk to people more? we walk around with are heads straight and dont want to be bothered. and when someone does say something to us we think they are strange . I think we would be happier and more friendly if people did.

2007-01-23 07:20:42 · 9 answers · asked by whynot 4 in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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I was borne in the US, lived in Miami-Florida for seven years, before that, in south America and I recently move out of Florida for good to the UK(London), and now, I look back to those 7 years, and even though I did my professional career there, I feel, they were the 7 worst years of my live (social wise), because of this capitalistic systems I did not have many friends, everybody was busy, did not have a real girlfriend cause I did not have money to show and people saw me like I was a rat because I was poor “the more you have, the better you are” and also in the US if you can only pursue a university degree when you come from a very wealthy family or live in debt for the rest of your life and if you become sick, you either have to have an insurance (very expensive if not paid by employer) or live in debt for the rest of your live.

I think in the US, there is a strong culture to work but no culture to socialise with others, for example Drs see you as a number $ more than as a patient, I don’t want to generalise, but I think the US system (media and government) changes people into working machines and blocks their minds from what is outside, most of the people I met there think that the US is the best country in every single way, without even visiting other countries, well I don’t blame then , with the little time off we had in Florida as listed on linked below, there is not time to visit any other countries, and also only a very little amount of Americans have a passport. please see attachments below.

Well, something else, I realize when I was travelling around Europe and south America, I noticed that most of Americans did not make any effort to a least speak the most common or used word in other languages and expect everybody to speak English as once a girl from Chicago told me “we are leaving the globalisation so everybody needs to speak English”

In the other hand I think that economic wise US is great country , my parents are doing financially very well so is my brother and most of the people I know, but unfortunately all the money they make and have, cant not even be enjoyed. I truly respect you opinion but I think that WE as “Americans” should see the world equally, change our minds, not because we are richest and have the economical power we have the right to abuse others and impose our system, ethics and moral in other countries as they have their own and we should respect that

2007-01-24 02:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by Emelec27 2 · 0 0

You haven't been down south yet have you? The friendliest group of people you will ever meet live in the southern part of this country.

Otherwise, you are right, people don't talk to each other. I think it is out of fear. People these days seem like they would just as soon kill you as say hello. It is all over the news "He disrespected me" was something I heard when someone was asked why he shot the other person. People getting killed over the rims on their car, for cell phones, iPods, shoes.

What is the world coming to?

Personally, I try to say hello or smile to just about everyone I run into during the day. I don't always make it, but I try. Oddly enough, I have found that if you just smile everyone feels more at ease.

2007-01-23 15:27:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I agree with some of the responders. Most European cultures make fun of Americans as it is for "smiling too much" and for saying "have a nice day" after every transaction, busstop conversation, etc.

I don't know from personal experience, just a lot of reading, but for instance, if you were to smile at a stranger on a chinese train, the person would probably think you were mentally ill or a sexual pervert. All customs are different, you can't generalize.

All the same, I still think we Americans aren't kind enough to eachother and others.

2007-01-23 15:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by Realmstarr 4 · 0 0

You're right. The only people that speak to me when I'm walking are the elderly, because they still remember how to be nice and polite.

I try to at least nod and smile when I pass someone (unless they're not adults-lol), but in my case its hard, because I'm shy.

2007-01-23 15:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 0 0

Its the way the world is changing. What happened to two people passing in the street and saying hello and good day.The world is travelling too far up its own *** if you ask me!!!

2007-01-23 15:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by kim 2 · 1 0

People are so afraid of someone taking advantage of them or of looking "foolish" or of offending someone that no one feels comfortable with being friendly.

2007-01-23 15:24:15 · answer #6 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0 0

Most people outside the US are even more formal than us.

2007-01-23 15:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by John K 5 · 0 0

do you mean you have to interact with more non-americans, well im english, talk to me!! and i interact with foreigners, me and my friend go a polish person to go into the paki shop to buy fags for us today, he was extatic about the 70p tip

2007-01-23 15:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

That would be a perfect world if EVERYONE did that
some people don't want that

2007-01-23 15:26:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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