Seems I really hit a nerve with something that wasn't even an insult to anyone but Americans ourselves. He asked a question, and I answered that "its harder to fullsale something here because everyone is too much of a loud prick to go along with it." Individualism vs Collectivism is a pretty good scale for why some things are the way they are in America versus many areas of Europe (specifically the Nordic and Eastern parts if you can trust the studies).  "I didn't expect much, even from a European," to not want to push the blame off themselves and act snootily superior. But I guess we both live up to stereotypes of each other.