>> "An example of this is the behavior of service personnel in the US compared to my native country, every time I go there I almost want to tell them to tone do

>> "An example of this is the behavior of service personnel in the US compared to my native country, every time I go there I almost want to tell them to tone down the niceness, but of course there's no point because I realize I'm the odd one out." This is usually mandated somewhere up the chain. They don't have a choice if they want to keep their jobs.