It’s sad that people tend to focus on all the negative stuff. Sometimes my wife can be like that as well and it’s trying. We just went to X place and had a great time but the food sucked so let’s talk about the food. Lame lol.
I certainly have traveled quite a bit, though so much of it relatively locally but we do have some sketchy stories when we’re in Italy - ones where my perspective of it is different than my wife’s considering she has different things to be concerned about. I think a lot of it has to do with the person and how they approach life in general!
It's the default for some and it's very sad as you say, especially considering there's far better ways to think or feel. As you say, it's about how the person is generally and sometimes it's not something they can control either. I guess it's up to others to help guide them through, help them see from different perspectives.
Italy...I had some amazingly great experiences there over the several visits I've made...a few debacles though...but coffee and cannoli's made it all better. 😁