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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently saw a friend who moved to the UK some years ago, and we discussed cultural differences. She said one thing that sticks out to her is Brits will complain about things or express dissatisfaction with something, but do nothing about it. Americans do see everything as a problem to be solved. [/quote]

op - i dont know if i agree with that i think it's a bit more nuanced.
I am actually a huge problem solver and see everything as a problem to be solved. AND sometimes give people advice too. But typically when I give people advice it's because they've said a sentence like "I don't know what to do' or 'I'm completely stuck' or something like that. 
Brits do like to complain that's true, as a nation. but what your friend might be missing is that a lot of what seems like brits complaining might be brits trying to bond with her over shared experience. rather than a 'real' problem they need to solve. 
Like maybe here when a mom tells me something great about her kid she is trying to bond with me? That would never naturally occur to me unless I analyzed it. [/quote]

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