Why do Americans seem surprised that people actually pack up their lives and move large distances?
Edit:
I'm not a regular on the sub and as many of yall have pointed out, this is an opinion often expressed by Europeans on this sub. So clearly it's just that my personal exposure to this attitude happens to have been Americans.
End edit.
To be clear, I am not painting with a wide brush and saying this is a common American attitude. It is, however, an attitude I have only encountered from Americans.
When you inform them of a huge move, either across the country or immigrating to a new country, some Americans seem almost confused by why you'd even consider that. Even when you have obvious reasons, like a good paying job or a romantic connection, they still seem confused how that could be better than just staying put where you already live.
I've never encountered this with any other nationality, even the folks that have no interest in leaving their hometown still realize this is a thing a lot of people do and they understand what the appeal is, even if it's not their bag.
And I guess it's particularly confusing to me because like, aside from being a nation of immigrants, USA is huge, so many people move several states away cuz of a job or opportunity or the weather is better - so I'd expect Americans to be even more understanding that moving somewhere new has a strong sense of appeal or a lot of motivating factors for many many people.