Response to, "Fear and Loathing in Philadelphia"

This essay goes through an individuals experience on a subway ride. On the subway there are many cultures present. The author sees how other races such as chinese and african americans are more willing to interact with eachother contrary to caucausians. A question is posed on why this occurs. Is it due to the idea of being told not to talk to strangers? The overall question is why does this occur. The reader is forced to come up with their own analysis for the happenings. Conventional wisdom concurs with the idea that caucausians are less willing to converse with strangers. I have noticed the face that african americans and hispanics are indeed more open to conversing without knowing eachother.
Most people do think that talking to strangers is due to race, but really this is due to the location of which a person has grown up. If you are from the city you are less willingly to out of your way to start a conversation. This is true because people from the city are more time strained and focused on work so they have less time to deal with externalities. People from the country or more rural areas are more friendly and willing to converse. People from the country are more willing to the talk to others becaue they are use to a closer group of people. In small towns everyone knows eachother. Therefor the people from the country are more willing to make an effort in getting to know someone else because that is what they are used to. This proves that the fact of no conversing is due to where you were brought up not to race.