Maybe it’s just because it’s fun to talk to a foreigner but it seems like people in the UK are better socialized than Americans. Casual conversations come much easier.
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generalizations never work for america. ive been living in Texas a year and people are so fucking friendly and easy to talk to here. also was good in Virginia where I grew up. NYC in between which is its own beast.
im reminded of this tweet:
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the difference between europe and america is roughly just: americans comprise the most morbidly obese people on the planet *and* the fittest outlier health nuts alive, but everyone in paris is skinny fat
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we have the friendliest most outgoing easy to talk to people, and also the worst rudest losers lmao
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lol, I like being abroad bc people like me a lot more. Instead of thinking I’m socially awkward, they just think I’m American and so chatting is way easier imho
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I found people in Austin Texas noticeably friendlier and more welcoming than in Vancouver BC. My theory is that warm temperatures make warm people - they're happier and in a better mood and more likely to talk to a stranger.
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Cold as shit here.
I think it might just be fun to be in a different country and that changes one’s approach to people and thus their response
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Where in the UK are you? If you’re in London I’d say no one is socialised, when I travelled alone I had to unlearn everything I’d picked up as a Londoner who’d never spoken to a stranger before
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True people were less talky there, little more standoffish. In Brum now and most of my stay
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