Americans are the most generous country on the planet. I’ve worked in Europe, I’ve worked in Australia. There is no where else where you get absolutely no attitude for being a foreigner. If you do your job well, they embrace you.

Jackman contrasts his experience working across several regions to praise what he perceives as an American civic temperament: openness to outsiders and a willingness to judge people primarily by competence and effort. The remark frames “generosity” less as charity than as social hospitality—an absence of suspicion or resentment toward foreigners in everyday professional life. It also reflects the immigrant-mythos ideal of the United States as a meritocratic place where performance can override origin. At the same time, the statement is anecdotal and aspirational, offering a personal testimonial rather than a comprehensive sociological claim.