American Optimism

If there is a positive prejudice about Americans it is that they tend to be more optimistic than Europeans. And I think it is true. Take my best friend - I have been talking to him this afternoon and you know what he told me? That if people started talking anti-American at a party I should maybe move on to somebody else. That is what I would call true American optimism. Because, dear friend, in Germany you might well not find anybody to move on to …