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This is the part of it that I like and hold on to. No ceremony, straight to the point. What I wouldn’t mind losing is the needlessly giving opinions about every
by thijsvandien 9y ago
This is the part of it that I like and hold on to. No ceremony, straight to the point. What I wouldn’t mind losing is the needlessly giving opinions about everything. Especially commenting on what could be better when it concerns things that can hardly be changed at all. If nobody’s asking, keep it to yourself, unless you’re confident you’re adding something to the conversation. In my experience, most opinions come out when there’s nothing else to talk about.
- mcv 9y ago> What I wouldn’t mind losing is the needlessly giving opinions about everything. Especially > commenting on what could be better when it concerns things that can hardly be changed at all. Is that specifically a Dutch thing? I definitely do that.
- thijsvandien 9y agoHard to say, but it's just a different kind of outspokenness. I mostly became aware of it when staying in Central/Eastern European countries. Communism has taught people there to be hesitant to give their opinion, even more so when not asked for it. It certainly helped to tone it down a bit myself.