 there's anything wrong with praising people when it's genuine. But I think the more time I spent here, the more I realized that it's sort of an automatic part of the way that we talk to each other in the States. Compliments being kind of an integral part of a greeting or like a conversation starter, part of small talk. And I just found that people don't really do that here, which can sometimes come off a little harsh. But in the end, I think when you do get a compliment, it really feels like someone's saying it because they mean it. It feels like it's coming from a genuine place.