Coming from Germany my belief is that Americans grow with a lot of noise like air conditioning, TVs constantly on and housing walls generally being very thin.

Coming from Germany my belief is that Americans grow with a lot of noise like air conditioning, TVs constantly on and housing walls generally being very thin. So maybe they are used to that and take comfort in it. I personally hate white noise but a it seems a lot of Americans get nervous in absolute silence and look for something to fill in. Whenever I go back to Germany I am always surprised how quiet the houses of my siblings are. Just my non scientific theory.