[quote=FlyerInHi] Americans do have a cowboy mentality.[/quote]
Please explain what you think a “cowboy” mentality is. Europeans love criticizing Americans by calling them cowboys. Do they realize that the Marlboro man was an enormously popular image in the US? Being a cowboy isn’t a negative in most people’s minds. On the other hand, I saw the musical of “Legally Blonde” the other day (school version) which included a song known as “Gay or European”. Here are the lyrics: http://www.nitrolyrics.com/legally-blonde-the-musical_there-right-there-gay-or-european-lyrics.html
There’s a big disconnect between Europe and the US in terms of what is considered masculine/desirable behavior (not sure whether the same applies for what is feminine).