> At the end of the visit, he apparently said "I wish I had known at the start that the people making fun of me probably liked me, and the people being perfectly polite probably didn't..."
That's not really a cultural difference. It's just basic social skills in America too.
Excuse the language, but Australia (Aussie/Kiwi here!) is where you call you friends "cunts" and your enemies "mate". So I can understand someone's confusion!
That's not really a cultural difference. It's just basic social skills in America too.