Do Americans live more for the convenience; while Europeans live more for the social living?

[madnob]

I think it depends on which part of Europe you're looking at,the Spanish are one of the friendliest and family orientated peoples you could ever wish to have as friends and neighbours,but this cannot be applied to all Europeans. Some Nationalities cannot stand each other,ask any Englishman who cannot speak french in most parts of France.As for shopping, more and more Supermarkets are taking over from the small shopkeepers,partially due to unrestricted trading within the E.U. allowing supermarket chains to trade freely in all of the country's.The whole European way of life has changed quite a lot in the last ten Years.