It's not easy but it's not cultural. I was responding to the commenter who claimed that other countries other than the US expect or allow for a real response to

It's not easy but it's not cultural. I was responding to the commenter who claimed that other countries other than the US expect or allow for a real response to the question. And I think that's simply false. A stranger in the middle of the street in Berlin is just as uninterested in your day than one in Boston. And a friend is just as interested.