The solution is to become a fully-realized expatriate/immigrant, which is to honestly accept that no place will EVER again feel like “home” as we knew it. Accept that we are citizens of the entire globe, culturally flexible AF, and when you have the chance to spend time with other expats/immigrants, that glorious connection and conversation which ensues - THAT is now your home.

Yes I have witnessed the same.

Yep! US takes it too far the other way, but that’s not to take away from your statement at all. The lack of confidence I see in some of my direct reports in the UK seems an unfortunate effect of this.

Curious in what Euro country this is? And you must not be American by the statement of expat tax advantage lol!

LOL this drove me ape shit too, and is the reason Spain saved my soul the years I lived over there.

Having lived in the UK a few years and now moved back, my intolerance for forced positivity has actually changed who I feel I can trust now. It’s now a completely different assessment of the behavior than before I’d moved abroad.

I have a pair of outdoor shoes at every possible exit to my house right now. LOL

This is one of the most common culture shocks with moving to the UK.

I have an English friend in the states who refuses to give up this approach. I’m even more concerned for her doing this in the US where surely the (Unrinsed) soap contains more chemicals!

I’m working on a project to address exactly this. It’s not ready for prime time consumption yet, but getting there.