I appreciated Scandinavians when I used to live amongst them. Americans, on the other hand...I don't know, they feel very fickle to me. I can 't always eke out what their intentions are. Of course this depends on where you live in the country, but the worst place for people, in my opinion, was definitely Los Angeles. Too bad for me, because LA is one of my favorite cities ever. But anyway...yes, generally we are fake. And competitive. Scandinavians value harmony over competition, and we could learn a lot from y'all..