The US is a strange place for a rich country, though. I've only spent 6 weeks there and I've experienced a direct death threat, an indirect one, and some guy following me into a shop and then pushing me before leaving. That's just the worst of it, but there was lots of low-level "strange behaviour" to add to that from various strangers that Americans presumably don't even notice.

I've told them they're overreacting but with all the shootings in the news it's understandable they feel that way.