Let's not overly stereotype here. America is a huge place with many radically distinct cultural regions. Certain regions have this "forced positivity culture,"

Let's not overly stereotype here. America is a huge place with many radically distinct cultural regions. Certain regions have this "forced positivity culture," notably the west coast. Others, such as the northeast, are famous for the opposite. American regional cultural differences are obscured -- especially to foreigners -- by the use of a common language. California is as culturally different from Maine as Portugual is from Norway.