[johncearls]

Do you think it might simply be that the subset of Europeans that interact with international clients tend to be well-educated and highly effective.

As a scientist, I interact with a number of Europeans. That happened less frequently when I was waiting tables.

[kergonath]

True, there is always a lot of observation bias in our personal experiences.

[the_gipsy]

Furthermore, there is a subset that works with the US specifically. The truth is that only the best get into this subset.

And I say this as a Western European.