I can corroborate that from my experience as a native-born Russian. Americans do spend an awful lot of time planning and thinking - and, at least, hypothesisin

I can corroborate that from my experience as a native-born Russian. Americans do spend an awful lot of time planning and thinking - and, at least, hypothesising - about the future. In Eastern European culture, people really do "live for today" far, far more. It is my impression that is true of many other non-Angloamerican societies as well.