Exactly. At first I thought it was just a thing in the U.S. movies, but when I had to work with american people (I'm european) that was a shock: they're like in

Exactly. At first I thought it was just a thing in the U.S. movies, but when I had to work with american people (I'm european) that was a shock: they're like in the TV series, grandiloquent and enthusiast and ready to applaud at each boss's speech. Personally I enjoy it, it adds fun in the workplace, but you have to not take it seriously otherwise it messes your expectations, just as you said. It's been the same when working with other cultures, like indian or asian people; you have to adjust and not take everything at face value.