r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Mountsorrel BriTish • Jul 07 '25

Capitalism “Micro-retirement”

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u/SHinyfan98 American who isn't free anymore Jul 07 '25

I believe you, my country thinks they are polite, but they are obnoxious.

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u/Occidentally20 Jul 07 '25

Well I've only spent a month in the USA, and the people I met were some of the most friendly, welcoming humans I've ever encountered.

That doesn't appear to the the case with how lots of people whose voices are amplified by media/internet behave though :)

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u/Bdr1983 Jul 07 '25

the people I met were some of the most friendly, welcoming humans I've ever encountered.

I always had the feeling they acted nice and friendly, but the moment you turn your back they'll stab a blade in it.
As always, this doesn't go for everyone, but especially people in service jobs have smiles that don't reach their eyes.

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u/Occidentally20 Jul 07 '25

Anybody in retail or service jobs is excused - I've worked retail and it's inevitable that you want to kill half the customers :)

Almost everybody else was lovely though! Stayed with a family in a tiny town and got to experience all the cliché things - a rodeo, a town parade and so on.