Upvoted to counter the downvote. US citizen (who went to college in Europe) here and I agree that it's no surprise that AirBnB started in America. I've seen ruthless business practices all over Europe, but there is always a level of social responsibiltiy that is more generally lacking in the US.
Edited to add: Americans almost always say "vacation" instead of "holiday" but you could be a long term expat who is picking up the local language.
