I am not being mean. Just cynical. Snarky. I have dark humor. It's plenty cultural (and you could make a study on czech geopolitical toughness, which differs from region to region). I am a philosophy book, not a Chicken Soup for Soul.

Self protection is a nice thing, but you still need to look deeper. Some people are sacharine sweet on surface, but you don't want to ever discover what lies underneath.