[thatfrenchguy]

Americans systematically avoid hard discussions, to preserve that "everyone is happy" feeling.

[stronglikedan]

> Americans systematically avoid

I'd be surprised if you could quantify that as being an American thing, any more so than anywhere else.

[nickff]

Perhaps not uniquely American, but definitely different from the stereotypical dour Russian.

[mateo411]

I agree that this might be a problem, but I'd rather not talk about it.