There is a particular American culture twist to this though as Americans are conditioned to be over-confident and project knowledge even if they know little. A

There is a particular American culture twist to this though as Americans are conditioned to be over-confident and project knowledge even if they know little. An American asking a Brit "Do you know XYZ?" The foreigner will reply "A little" and to an American that means the know nothing - an American who knows "a little" will say they are good at it.