I agree up to a point. I do think as well that there are the downsides you mentioned to the US business and social culture. But at the same time it produces a clear supremacy in a lot of sectors. We might be able to find a sweet European middle ground, but we need to start with the idea of learning from others, and learning is always a changing process. And I don't think that declaring your pride and love for who you are is a good starting point for any kind of change.

> "And I don't think that declaring your pride and love for who you are is a good starting point for any kind of change."

Lol. American do it constantly and it works for them.

They don't need to change from this point of view. And probably will never change for the others :)