Cross-cultural understanding is really important. It is notorious that Americans have praise inflation, like their GPAs. It's really quite rude to speak frankly

Cross-cultural understanding is really important. It is notorious that Americans have praise inflation, like their GPAs. It's really quite rude to speak frankly in many American settings, or even to damn with faint praise. A positive performance review by a foreign supervisor could have unfortunate repercussions on an American, because it could well sound like they were underperforming. Likewise, Europeans may seem standoffish and aloof to new world types -- people outside their social circle -- because they are! Don't expect work and social circles to mesh. You might like to read: https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/ https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/