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> 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 perfectl
by morgante 10y ago
> 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.
- flukus 10y agoFrom what I understand (Australian here) the Australian (and British) version is much more extreme.
- ska 10y agoIn my experience the American version really isn't the same thing at all.
- girvo 10y agoExcuse 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!