You know your neighbors less than even your coworkers. There’s no social binder to bring people together.
It sucks. When I started working here in the US, I met my first 3 IRL libertarians at work: straight-up 'copy paste most of the tropes' personalities. And where I rent, no-one outside, unbelievable.
I know it makes my parents feel bad when I talk bad about this country though
That happens a lot between my parents and me as well, I jokingly tell them every year that 'this year it finally tumbles down'... I know how much they suffered and what they sacrificed to get here.
It sucks. When I started working here in the US, I met my first 3 IRL libertarians at work: straight-up 'copy paste most of the tropes' personalities. And where I rent, no-one outside, unbelievable.
That happens a lot between my parents and me as well, I jokingly tell them every year that 'this year it finally tumbles down'... I know how much they suffered and what they sacrificed to get here.