Sunny L.A. or the Mountain West?

I concur with your conclusion that people in big cities are rude. I met many rude people in L.A. even at the airport. They were unsmiling and like they had all the problems in the world. I was depressed because I had looked forward to my U.S. visit, about the country that I had admired a lot, and it was a letdown. However, when I traveled to the West, people became more and more caring, even greeting me and opening doors for me, a stranger. That redeemed my faith in the U.S.

@DaddyEvil That's a funny story. . The lady must have been flabbergasted by the way he previously treated you. You are a true gentleman. I do appreciate men who do that. Although I can do it myself, it's good to know there are still gentlemen on this planet who treat ladies as queens.. At least, she made up for it by putting in a good word for you to your manager. Yes, I was lucky. I even made a bet with my aunt that the seemingly pouty old man walking toward us would respond when I greeted him. This is in the West, so I said, "How's your day going?" The old mad gave me a wide grin and replied: "Good, my lady, good."

@Jenaisle You were very lucky, then. Most people in the Midwest are very nice and will offer to open doors for you. I met a lady who yelled at me for holding a door open for her. She told me she was perfectly capable of opening her own doors. I told her I was holding the door whether she wanted me to or not. She could always walk around the building to a different door if she wanted to open one. And I stood there holding the door until she went inside. What was funny happened a little bit later... I was going into that building because it was almost time for me to clock in for work. After I clocked in, two people in my department told me someone was looking for me... And guess who needed my help with a phone? The lady who had just yelled at me walked up and then turned beet red when she saw me. She apologized and I grinned and laughed, telling her it was okay. I told her I try to be polite and do like helping people... Then I asked what she needed my help with and we proceeded to have a good conversation while I fixed her phone. She kept trying to give me a tip when I'd finished and I told her I wasn't allowed to accept tips so she wanted to know where my department manager was and I pointed the lady out to her, thinking she was still going to try to get me in trouble... She praised me to my boss and said there should be more people like me in the world. That did make my day!

More like it. Are you going back later on?

@Jenaisle No, my husband health is no more good enough to allow us to travel.

Yes, the Philippines offers various amazing places

Same here, yes, I would like to visit India in the future, especially the Himalaya. Grand Canyon is indeed beautiful, but I enjoyed most the Frontier Days. because I have never seen such before.