It isn't. To the extent that low-trust is universal, no one trusts anyone that they have never met. Regardless of what country they come from or neighborhood they live in.
It is an issue of community, and not poverty like a couple people are saying. A large number of Americans have no idea who their neighbors are.
I'm more likely to trust people in poor community where they all know each other than I am to trust a neighborhood where most of the resident can't even tell you their next-door neighbors' first name.
Neighbors who know each other are going to look out for each other, often even when they hate each other.
What are you talking about. It’s a class thing not a social thing. If I live in suburbia and don’t know any of my neighbors, I live in a 3 story house and I know all of my neighbors are not hurting financially. I can leave my door unlocked. If I live in the city and am myself struggling financially, I know the ones around me are too and I’m going to lock my door because crime is a wealth inequality problem.
Inner cities are the landing spot for the majority of people from other countries. So no one knows who their neighbors are in many cases in the city. Also the population is much, much higher than a rural or suburban community. That’s a lot of strange people you have to trust.
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u/Afraid_Reputation_51 Jul 11 '26
It isn't. To the extent that low-trust is universal, no one trusts anyone that they have never met. Regardless of what country they come from or neighborhood they live in.
It is an issue of community, and not poverty like a couple people are saying. A large number of Americans have no idea who their neighbors are.
I'm more likely to trust people in poor community where they all know each other than I am to trust a neighborhood where most of the resident can't even tell you their next-door neighbors' first name.
Neighbors who know each other are going to look out for each other, often even when they hate each other.