A UK News story.. studies show that people, when tested, believe they are nicer than they actually are.. Interesting?

Yes, im actually shocked when some say im too hard , or difficult,or mean...im always like whhaaaaatt???!!

This study does not seem very nice.

I was having lunch in a restaurant with a bar attached where a woman at the bar - slightly tipsy - was railing against her companions in a loud, abusive voice. She was so loud and disruptive that the bartender had to come over and tell her to tone it down and stop saying such bad things about her friends who were sitting right next to her.

The woman reacted with shock, "I'M A NURSE. I LOVE PEOPLE. I WOULD NEVER ACT LIKE YOU SAY." She started to blubber, so surprised was she by the barman's remarks. This person was clueless about her behavior and I'm sure she was equally clueless when not drinking.

In vino veritas. The nastier people are, the more they overrate themselves as kind people. Sad, but true. No bully thinks he's a bully.  

it does sound interesting

It's the difference between seeing our reflection in a mirror or seeing a photograph of ourselves. The one is subjective and we tend to see what we want to see; the other is unarguable. How often have you heard people say, "Oh, I don't like having my photograph taken. I never look good in them"? Well, heck...

I could have told you that.

Thing is though "nice" is purely subjective and that makes quantifying it nearly impossible.

Perceiving yourself as being nice vindicates any kind of behaviour, it makes people who are sh*t justify anything they do as being essentially benign therefore even the harshest of actions is not seen by the perpetrator as being deemed harmful. It's a useful deceit, yes?