I'm not sure about nicer, but we are certainly more apologetic and prone to queue up in orderly lines. The tendency to reflexively apologize when people bump i

I'm not sure about nicer, but we are certainly more apologetic and prone to queue up in orderly lines. The tendency to reflexively apologize when people bump into me is a quirk that has caused a lot of confusion in other countries. And while I haven't apologized to a tree yet but I once greeted a neighbourhood dog with an automatic "good morning, how're you doing?"