Maybe you could say: "When I came to Chicago, everything seemed different to me. I was surprised that strangers said hello to me. In Ukraine, when someone says hello to you, it means that you know this person or this person likes you and he or she wants to know your cell phone number and have a date with you. In Ukraine I have never heard compliments from strangers about my clothes either, but in Chicago I not only hear them but also make compliments for other people and it is awesome. Also, it was strange to me why people say sorry so often. Some of them excused themselves even when they passed me without touching. In my country it is altogether different and sometimes people are very rude. Even if someone steps in your food accidentally, he or she might not feel the need to apologize. The person might even think it is your fault. Of course in Ukraine, there are very intelligent and polite people also, who do apologize, but not all are like this. The next discovery for me was a way of thinking. American people are flexible at any age. I think it is easy for them to change the place where they live or begin to get a new profession when they are 35 or 45 years old. In my country, people are afraid of any change, except in politics. Many women believe that they are old if they are 30 years old, and that they will never marry. It is because there are many beautiful women in Ukraine and men always prefer to have a relationship with young women. Women after 30 have a harder time competing for men than women under 30. I think that women in my country have to change their way of thinking. I found another difference too and I want to share it with you."