I have a similar perspective mostly (we live in the same city and both are foreigners so we are seeing from a similar lense,fwiw). What i disagree with is that

I have a similar perspective mostly (we live in the same city and both are foreigners so we are seeing from a similar lense,fwiw). What i disagree with is that people here are not ambitious. I think its more like the regulation and laws and red tape in general that makes starting a business a non attractive endeavor compared to being an employee considering all the benefits employees get in most of EU. In the US, i would imagine the difference in terms of risk of quitting your job to start a business is not as wide as in EU.