I’m not sure whether this is a good description of Russian culture in general nor how to objectively evaluate such a thing, but as an American I found it very e

I’m not sure whether this is a good description of Russian culture in general nor how to objectively evaluate such a thing, but as an American I found it very entertaining to hear a German author make the attempt at comparative cultural evaluation. It rather reminded me of conversations with my Dutch or German friends, with whom I agreed that their cultures were more cooperative/communalistic in character. These friends would often say things like: “In Germany, a grandmother would swat you with a rolled up newspaper for taking up two seats on the bus that way.” or “Americans insist on having too many choices, one flavor of yogurt should be enough for anyone!”, and so on.