Right and don't we ALL!
Be fair, America is not even 250 years old yet; how "free" do we imagine England was at that age. Indeed, how much freedom do you think the redgunamos enjoy even to this day, and we're practically the oldest people on earth!
These things take time, as the man said; they are a baby nation full of babies.
The cousins' charming naivete is fascinating to watch, all the same.