I had a similar opinion as you until I actually travelled to the United States. I went to San Francisco to visit a girlfriend. As soon as I was landed I felt li

I had a similar opinion as you until I actually travelled to the United States. I went to San Francisco to visit a girlfriend. As soon as I was landed I felt like this version of the experiment is in a whole other gear than Europe. Everybody you meet gives you their elevator pitch and a business card. They make sure you know you can actually call this person next week and he will be there. On the way in the BART from her college to SF we lost all our money while traveling to the city. We asked a business man the way to Alcatraz, he took us to lunch and gave us $100. He told us we should do the same when we have the chance back home because that would make the world better. This kind of paying it forward never happens outside of the USA. That positive vibe is sincerely ment and it's sad to realize we Europeans take positive signals like a smile as cynical as we do. A smile lights up your brain with an injection of happiness. Have you seen that sign on your Amazon package? It's not a mistake it looks like that.