This pretense permeates American culture and it's one of the things that really gets to me, because my personality is very somber by nature. I talk to everybod

This pretense permeates American culture and it's one of the things that really gets to me, because my personality is very somber by nature. I talk to everybody as I would a close friend or neighbor, and this includes potential employers. I just can't seem to adopt default business lingo/customs, and this may ultimately be my downfall, but I'm not comfortable slapping on a fake persona.