The issue is, in Japan, Streetpass is pretty much very easy, considering that it's predominately urban over there. It's predominately suburban over here in the US of A (though I can consistently get hits at the college campus, so that's an exception), and worse else-ware, so it's more of a smart design choice locally that doesn't translate well overseas.

This doesn't mean I'm any less annoyed by this. Not the wisest move, mates. Why, Gamefreak? Why, Nintendo?