I for one prefer a calm crowd to a crazy crowd. Not sure how much the whole culture/country thing has to do with it but I remember vividly and unpleasantly occasions where other loud fans pissed me off at concerts.

Pink Floyd last US tour - saw them at Ohio Stadium, drunken asshole loud and obnoxious before show even started, as though we had paid to see him. He puked on another fan and was thrown down a steep set of concrete stairs where security took him away - I was thrilled that I wouldn't have to hear him for the whole show.

Grand Rapids Michigan - the night Bon Jovi played 1/2 of the New Jersey album, two girls to my right absolutely shrieking in my ****ing ear constantly to the point that it was painful, during intermission I told them point blank I would do them physical harm if they yelled in my ear again during the Jovi's. I would never hit a girl , but they didn't know that and they shut the hell up (at least no piercing shrieking).

Queensryche with Dream theater and fates warning - dumbshit won't shut the **** up right beside me in the front row, talking constantly on the cell phone trying to yell over theh speaker stack right beside us. General admission so I just handed him 15 bucks and said "hey buddy . why don't you grab us some beers, this round is on me", he never made it back

Bon Jovi Borgota show - fans from brazil behind us constantly yelling BRAZIL!!! and holfding up banners while every body else is trying to enjoy a one off acoustic show, everybody gave them dirty looks and asked politely then not so politely for them to shut up and the event staff told them to put down the flags and banners and be quiet but to no avail, a pretty expensive ticket to have ruined by "energetic fans"

I go to a concert to hear music not other fans, nothign wrong with dancing, singing along, etc. but if your actions cause anyone in attendance to notice you instead of the band, you are probably out of line.

Dave