The difference between America's level of trust and the rest of the world is amazing.

Here in America, it just feels like we have a lot of faith in strangers. If you start talking to someone in passing, it's common to pretty much know their life story after a few minutes of conversation. It just feels like everyone here is juts so open and welcoming. Look at Facebook and Twitter, for example. Everyone keeps everything public (although, that's been happening less in the past few years). Everyone just adds anyone who asks. We make so much of our lives public, even if they shouldn't be. On top of that, we are willing to just assume that everyone is trustworthy. It's not uncommon to see people keeps doors unlocked and things out in plain sight, despite the fact that they're super easy to steal. People in my area are having their cars pillaged, because people aren't even locking their doors. I've heard stories of people's houses being burglarized, because the thieves are just walking in the front door.

However, I've heard that in other places, it's a lot different. People are concerned about their privacy. People don't talk to each other a lot in public. People keep their stuff safe, and their doors locked. In Europe, they have laws protecting internet privacy, and over here they're being taken away.