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Is it hard for extroverts to understand introverts? Is there a social stigma in the US against introversion?
I often find extroverts complaining about people who are "rude" or "antisocial" because they don't like to chat at the bus stop in the morning, or don't stop to make small talk in the hallway. Is it hard for extroverts to understand that sometimes people just need a bit of quiet?
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In Western capitalist societies such as America, there is an emphasis on making ones voice heard, getting the spotlight, and being self sufficient. Not being that way inclined is not a problem to Americans, as it is commonly accepted that not everyone wants to be a star, or seek the acceptance from a higher order. People are secure knowing that if they ever need to ask someone something who is an introvert, that they'll be able to listen to them and respond, and they are happy for that.
I believe you may have got your terminology mixed up. The term for someone who doesn't want to talk to people and engage in conversation, isn't introvert, but instead reclusive. And reclusive people are antisocial, not introverts. If someone makes an active effort or naturally avoids people when they are around in their proximity, then they are reclusive, antisocial, and not an introvert.
However if this isn't the case with such a person, and they truly are an introvert who is being questioned for not approaching people, that is an understandable concept too. People generally don't understand others who don't approach people, as people expect that others will find other people fascinating, in the same way they do, like everyone else does. For such people, they won't be found as a problem to not approach others.
It may be commented on, but nobody is really going to fault someone for not doing something when it comes to being social, unless they can't do it.