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Or study the British, they're the world masters at Cadbury-chocolate-covered offensive discussion. PS: This might read as way too broad a statement or as an at
by VeejayRampay 10y ago
Or study the British, they're the world masters at Cadbury-chocolate-covered offensive discussion.
PS: This might read as way too broad a statement or as an attack on British people, rest assured that it's not. I genuinely find the British art of social decorum absolutely fascinating and I think it can have tremendous value. Speaking as a Frenchman, I too often witness the cost of being too hot-blooded and blunt in the social rapport.
- dijit 10y agoI am British working in Sweden. xD
- CannisterFlux 10y agoMaybe you've been away for too long? :-) Are your colleagues mostly Swedish or English/other? Do you speak in English or Swedish to them? I can imagine if you speak English better than your colleagues then you might imperceptibly/unintentionally treat them like people less intelligent than they are due to having an accent. As a British person working in Europe I've seen it happen, non-UK colleagues I know to be very intelligent are treated ... differently... when talking to someone who speaks english natively. Maybe not "toxic", but in a way I wouldn't appreciate.
- dijit 10y agoI speak English at work, but I couldn't possibly have a superiority complex, they all speak English better than I do.
- anon1234321 10y agoI think we found the problem. You're a raging capitalist and the Swedes are a bunch of commies. I'm joking obviously, but maybe you'd fit in better back home. What's toxic in Sweden might be ambitious in Britain. Cultures are different.
- cmdrfred 10y agoMy fiance is British and you are spot on. Growing up we dealt with issues in the household directly "Hey asshole it's your turn to wash the dishes". Her family has a different more subtle approach that's hard to verbalize.
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