Many years ago, when my husband was learning to fly a helicopter, we lived for a while in a trailer park in Springfield, Missouri.
The people there were very friendly towards us, and until we actually bought a car, complete strangers frequently offered us lifts with our groceries, all neatly packed in brown paper bags.
It was a novel experience.
Life in USA was, and still is, very different from that in rural England, where generally speaking, we are much more reserved.

