My perception of how fast a page loads is that if you show me an 'app loading...' splash screen, it makes me feel your page is slow and bloated. I react better

My perception of how fast a page loads is that if you show me an 'app loading...' splash screen, it makes me feel your page is slow and bloated. I react better to a blank screen with the browser's progress bar moving. I suppose it's because it allows me to shift blame away from your webpage to the quality of my internet connection.