In this case, beast mode is ... not a good thing. Living in Paris for almost three years, certain facets of my home culture (I’m American, for the record) have become excruciatingly obvious. There are components of how we interface with the rest of the world that don’t necessarily align with a more global culture. In many ways, I adore the way in which we’ve been raised and conditioned; American optimism and kindness is something for which I’m especially grateful (and something my French