Having grown up in North America, I think I can say that the kind of higher trust society you're speaking to only exists at certain strata. If you were born in

Having grown up in North America, I think I can say that the kind of higher trust society you're speaking to only exists at certain strata. If you were born into a lower strata, upward movement will sometimes be viewed with suspicion. If you were born high, you'll not likely sink below your level. In short, I think that's a privilege of the upper-middle classes and above.