I've had many of my american friends tell me they've observed the bias and the details in upbringing, particularly stressing confidence as being more important

I've had many of my american friends tell me they've observed the bias and the details in upbringing, particularly stressing confidence as being more important than being correct, and "fake it till you make it". And i think you're right about archeology. Most of the notable people mentioned in the history section of wikipedia are english.