Hi European here.

I always heard America is pretty competitive and that the people are very direct/speak their mind.

I’m quite the sensitive person, so I was wondering if it could be hard for me if I would ever go to America and if I needed to become more “tough”.

And would someone like me even be welcomed or would I be rejected?

  • Hegar
    11•3 days ago

    competitive and that the people are very direct/speak their mind.

    I associate this attitude more with East Coast folks. Us in the Pacific Northwest are known for smiles, soft pedalling and strictly passive aggression only.

    I’m soft like overproved dough. Deeply allergic to anything competitive and near pathologically conflict averse. I’ve felt very welcome since I moved here from Australia ~10 years ago.

    PNW, SoCal, NorCal, Midwest, New England and the South are some of main culturally distinct areas. I think you’re better off finding where you might like to move to and investigating a particular city, state or area. Subreddits and Nextdoor are (alas) probably better for detailed local info, but cast around widely as some forums can be surprisingly polarized - r/oregon was partly a refuge for trolls who’d been banned from r/portland, for example.