Многие, а пожалуй, что и большинство американцев не укладываются в эту схему. Конечно, они спорят иначе, чем русские, но тоже о чем угодно. Что до "профессионализму", почему-то вспоминается одна простенькая зрительская рецензия на movies2.nytimes.com, которую привожу ниже целиком:

"Lost," and Found, September 17, 2003
Reviewer: larrya16

Anyone ever mired in a less than ideal marriage (or any major relationship) can appreciate this bittersweet (and very funny) film. Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), both married to others but none too happily, keep crossing paths (e.g., karaoke) during a week in Tokyo. I like the early scene where Charlotte's husband, John (Giovanni Ribisi), asks Charlotte to stop smoking. She replies that she likes to, she doesn't really smoke that much, and she'll stop later.

Johansson can say so much in a few words, or no words at all. Don't expect a standard May-December romance, however, as this movie is more a romantic friendship. I like the late scene where Bob and Charlotte gaze longingly into each other's eyes, while another singer covers the 1977 Atlanta Rhythm Section record (Daddy, what's a record?) "So In To You." Everyone wants to be found, per the movie's ads, and Bob and Charlotte find each other, at least in Tokyo's neon world. The audience isn't privy to Bob's final, whispered words to Charlotte, but she says "OK," and with their bittersweet parting I felt that both walked taller, stepped lighter.

Having just discovered Times reader reviews six weeks ago, at an age best described (to paraphrase the popular 1987--1991 TV series) as fiftysomething, I now wind up my fourth art house review. A pretty late start to write amateur (i.e., no salary) reviews, but I like to, I don't really review that much, and I'll stop later.

Фильм, наверное, хороший.

Но о человеческих качествах американцев я сужу по тем людям, с которыми я общаюсь тут в университете -- с преподавателями и студентами. Картина складывается именно такая, которую я описал выше -- если не брать русских и индийцев, то американские профессора не просто держат дистанцию, они подчёркнуто отстранены.