OPTION 2
Jaromir Jagrbomb lived a very disconnected life back home, as he was solely focusing on becoming a professional hockey player. This means that all of his exposure to American culture and English language came through followin hockey. So he was not aware of pretty much anything that happens in America outside of the hockey rink. As a European, he has faced a lot of culture shocks. The biggest thing for sure has been the American small talk culture. Jagrbomb does not understand why people ask him how he's doing but then are not at all interested to hear the answer. And when an acquaintance says "we should hang out / go for a beer sometime", they're very surprised when Jagrbomb then calls them the next week to suggest something to follow up with that plan. Why do people say things they don't mean? What do people ask when they then really want to know how the other person's doing? What do they ask if they really want to meet someone again? It would make everyone's lives easier to only say things when you really mean it.