Americans are very intolerant of others, whether it's political convictions or food preferences; the few that have kids threat the little ones like fragile glassware that can't be moved or otherwise inconvenienced, so it doesn't surprise me that they meet others less. My wife and I meet with a varying group of friends every week, or even more, but we're all immigrants. We've tried to invite local acquaintances, but they always find a reason to say no and just stay home.

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eitally a day ago | parent | next [-]

Totally off-base projection based on your very small sample size.

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_nobody 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What a dumb take. That person is not the president of US to go shake hands with every one. They just said what they experienced. How is that invalid. It just proves that persons point, Americans are close minded, your comments itself proves that.

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bediger4000 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

They're right about the intolerance, though. One tribe literally calls the other "Demon-crats", and has worked to reduce participation based on gender, sexuality and skin color.

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ragall 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Both sides are at fault. Here in the Midwest many a supporter of the Democratic party are legitimately afraid of being fired if their support became public knowledge, while on the other hand in California (or other "Blue" states) it's the exact opposite. It's astonishing to see how much Americans relish oppressing their fellow citizens.

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marcusverus 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The internet is awash with seething tribal hatred. It's impossible to honestly believe this is only an issue with the right. The "demon-crat" attack is roughly analogous to the left's "nazi" attack (nazis, after all, are the secular-progressive equivalent of demons, with Adolf Hitler being their Satan), and the latter attack is infinitely more common than the former, even on HN.

	▲	watwut 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It is an assymetric issue - the right radicalized far far more then left. And spend years demonozing anyone left of center, demonizing groups and now is actually sending thugs to be violent. There is no left equivalent of that. > The "demon-crat" attack is roughly analogous to the left's "nazi" attack Abaolutely not. One is a name of political ideology. Calling them nazi is an attempt to describe their believes and behavior. It is a name consistent with reality. (Hey, some high profile ones even throw Hitler salute in public and we have enough of Hitler praise coming from lower profile ones). Trying to pretend it is the same is absurd.

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HoldOnAMinute a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"There are only two things I can't stand in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch."

-- Nigel Powers in "Goldmember"

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ajkjk a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Cause our culture is f'ed, lol. Everyone I know is unhappy. It's impossible to be happy when things are this messed up.

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AznHisoka a day ago | parent [-]

I think unhappiness is the default of human state. Or rather discontent. Its probably wired into us bc if we were ever content we wouldnt procreate, try to attain financial success, etc

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ajkjk a day ago | parent | next [-]

I don't think so. Everyone was a lot happier 10-15 years ago when the culture felt less fucked. I think people can't feel happy if they don't feel basically safe, and the world's problems are so incomprehensible, and solutions to them see so impossible to imagine, that there is a background unsafety overlaid on everything, even if one's immediate conditions are pretty good.

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HoldOnAMinute a day ago | parent | prev [-]

I guess we are different then. A non-stop state of panic/fear does not make me feel like procreating.

	▲	AznHisoka an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I guess it's not really procreating - more like the need to get a mate. You're right: fear wouldn't wanna make me want to procreate

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wil421 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

You must live in a terrible place. That’s not my experience at all in a suburban neighborhood.

I’d imagine you don’t have any family around so the expats are sending time together instead of trying to assimilate.

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ragall 21 hours ago | parent [-]

> You must live in a terrible place.

Dipends how you see it. For North American standards, it's a lovely suburban neighbourhood in the Midwest; for us it's suburban hell because we love cities.

> the expats are sending time together instead of trying to assimilate

What do you mean by "assimilate" ?

	▲	stuxnet79 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You are getting a lot of downvotes but I 100% agree with you. These are the types of conversations where someone's cultural background / bias is evident and its obvious to me most of your responders have never spent time outside the US.