Agreed. People seem to talk about more "friendly" cultures as being objectively better than less friendly ones. And by friendly they usually mean random strange

Agreed. People seem to talk about more "friendly" cultures as being objectively better than less friendly ones. And by friendly they usually mean random strangers starting small talk with you more frequently. Personally, I normally find small talk tiresome and a waste of time with strangers, particularly if I get interrupted when I am daydreaming about something important to me.