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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I think multi-generational families in one house is MUCH more common in Asian than the US, and community is encouraged through all life stages in Japan in a way it's not in the US. So getting older and having fewer friends and family that only visits a couple times a year would hit harder in Japan than in the US.

For example, I've lived alone for 15 years and worked from home for five. With self-checkout in grocery stores and libraries, there are times when I only speak with people for an hour on Saturdays when I volunteer and otherwise don't talk directly to anyone. Yet I'm not lonely. But I'm also American, and have no expectations that anyone will reach out to socialize with me because I might be lonely. [/quote]

Your comfort with being alone probably has more to do with your personality than with being American. Some people, no matter what their country of origin, cannot handle being alone and some people can.

Loneliness is a problem for people who are extroverted and love to be around other people all the time. People who are more reserved and quiet have a comfort level with being alone and so don’t feel loneliness and the anxiety that goes with that feeling in the same way.

In general, more people are extroverts than introverts, and my guess is that this is true across nationalities. Loneliness is a problem for people who are extroverts, regardless of nationality. Introverts are less likely to have the problems that come with loneliness because they don’t have as negative a reaction to being alone as extroverts have. 
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