I'm living in Thailand, the self-declared Land of Smiles, and ... it's not very smiley. I visit Japan, which social media seems to say is a terrible place to w

I'm living in Thailand, the self-declared Land of Smiles, and ... it's not very smiley. I visit Japan, which social media seems to say is a terrible place to work and make friends, and it strikes me as much more friendly and outgoing. Same when I'm in the States, where I find it far easier to strike up a random conversation and enjoy the nods on the sidewalk. Somehow I think the core differences is wherever you spend the most time, the gilding wears off and there's a core discontent underneath everything everywhere if you stay long enough.