I was partly raised in a culture where it was normal for your colleagues &#x2F; co-workers to know every aspect of your life. In general everything was more communal, and there wasn&#x27;t a lot of independent loner, do-your-own-thing, dog-eat-dog mentality that is so pervasive in American culture. I&#x27;m not even going to discuss the merits &#x2F; negatives of each particular worldview, but what I do know is that I find it utterly depressing that I&#x27;ve worked and interacted with my (now former) colleagues for close to 3 years and none of them even care enough to ask me what I&#x27;m going to do with my life afterwards and what my next plans are (today was my last day).