I'd say its diffiuclt for those only experiencing the roads from a motor vehicle to know what roads are like when youre that much closer, frequently you have to maneuver awkwardly, deeper into the road, if you want your bike to last longer than your current trip. Though I doubt that will change your mind and it certaintly doesnt excuse cyclists who ride dangerously or carelessly.
As someone who drives frequently and cycles everyday through London to work (and loves both activities) the perspective ive always shared is that cycling makes you see the worst in all other forms of transport. CYcling to to work there are days where I hate pedestrians, hate drivers and days where i definitely hate other cyclists. I've nearly struck careless pedestrians who were jaywalking looking at their phone and ive been struck by a car at a junction where i had right of way (and thankfully lived to tell the tale).
There are assholes in all camps, but I suspect its amplified dpeending on which activity youre engaged in
It never fails to amaze me when American's are so comfortable to comment on other cultures they know little about when making criticism or analysis.
Obviously there are cultural differences, however there isnt therefore an implication that Europeans somehow work less productively or even differently than those in the United States as some commenters seem to be suggesting.
I guarantee that Spanish startups dont fail because they have siestas; language barriers, distribution issues and international laws will have so much more sway in success than any minor cultural difference such as how chilled out a group of people are.
A food delivery start up starting in Texas can probably scale to surrounding states pretty easily compared to one starting in Spain and expanding into Belgium