The 'Impressive, very nice' meme originates from the 2000 cult classic film American Psycho. In this famous scene, protagonist Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) and his Wall Street colleagues are obsessively comparing their minimalist business cards. When Paul Allen reveals his card—featuring an 'eggshell' color and a watermark—Bateman becomes visibly distressed by its perceived superiority. He utters the line 'Impressive, very nice' while struggling to mask his murderous envy. Online, the meme is used to react to someone else's success or superior quality with a mix of feigned admiration and hidden resentment, often followed by the prompt to see 'Paul Allen's' version of whatever is being compared.