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You just described most European cities I lived in. What are other US cities like then?
It really depends, there's just a huge variance in city layout and regional cultures, so going from one to another can completely change things. Someone who likes the way things are in NYC isn't necessarily going to like living in Orlando, Houston or Los Angeles, and won't find the same culture. Heck, even within the same state, they can be pretty different.
No I meant the way people interact with each other. People in Budapest are the same, you actively have to ignore others to go about your way, too many scammers and weird people around. And also people fighting public transit vehicles.
But then a Serbian motorcyclist broke down a few weeks ago in the city and a bunch of locals made it their mission to get him the parts needed to continue his journey. Another occasion, a bus broke down, the passengers got off, and helped push it off the road to avoid a traffic jam.
I assume that's just like every bigger city, right?
I don't know, you get different vibes in different cities. Not exactly the same thing, but I (a pasty white guy) wear a Brujería hat I bought at a concert around NYC all the time, and the most that will ever happen is somebody asking me if I know what it is/about the band, then telling me how much they like them, or some old religious ladies freaking out about it being the Spanish word for witchcraft. Wearing the same hat in Los Angeles earlier this year, in different subway stations, I had a few cholos just glaring at me the whole time I was there and looking for a fight.
Some cities are a lot more segregated than others to this day, and you get places where you won't be treated well if you're not from the right group. Others, people just stick to themselves, for one reason or another. Like, if your car breaks down in Newburgh, NY, or the wrong part of Newark, NJ, you're probably not getting any help from strangers, and if someone does come to help you, there's a decent enough chance they're trying to either rob you or carjack you. In some cities, about the most someone will do to help you out if you're in trouble is to suggest that you don't belong where you are, and that you ought to reconsider what you're doing there.