> They would regularly initiate conversations, share personal details of their life As a non-American, what strikes me about young American females in particul

> They would regularly initiate conversations, share personal details of their life As a non-American, what strikes me about young American females in particular is how talkative and expressive they are. I've never talked with them in person, but I've observed young tourist groups in Europe. They can be talking trivialities about their experiences in a self-assertive way non-stop, constantly littered with "I was like", "it was like", "he was like".