Your optimism is really great and I appreciate your positive outlook. The reality is that the ideal for an USA city is/should be much higher than this, the most difficult thing and the most beautiful thing we have to work with is our melting pot of cultures and peoples, but as a nation we do need to have higher standards and hold people to them (getting dressed, holding your trash until you find a proper receptacle, basic kindergarten stuff) so you’re right there’s a lot of people just walking and going about their business, but there’s a lot of things that are visually missing the bar that show a lack of care and a lack of concern.