Life is about perspective I guess
I can see both sides of this, especially if OP really is the background he accused of.
Outgoing western men(especially extroverts) tend to give women alot of leeway with thinigs like this, other people/personalities dont. Both sides in this thread seem to take the issue personally
I know an Afro Arab woman in the midwest who said "we have too much freedom in this country"
A Balkan guy I know from the gym used to deliver pizzas, he was delivering to a family and he said he got annoyed that the wife was talking to him more than the husband. He said he'd never let his wife talk to another man that much, especially in front of him. He said he wanted to tell her to stfu.
Personalities, cultural perspectives, and lifestyles all come in to play