[cultureswitch]

To me the most blatant US-ism is how feedback is biased all the way to positivity to a ridiculous degree. I've learned to understand that if someone from the US says that X is anything less than amazing, then they probably think it's shit.

What's funny about it is that in an environment where everyone is aware of this, the apparent intended effect of sugar-coating doesn't work at all. You'll just hurt people by saying their stuff is okay.