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As an Israeli this was a shock for me when I first moved to the US. Here "let's have lunch sometime" is literally "let's have lunch sometime". The American cul
by inglor 7y ago
As an Israeli this was a shock for me when I first moved to the US. Here "let's have lunch sometime" is literally "let's have lunch sometime".
The American culture is so indirect and giving direct feedback is so hard. One of the biggest prides in our culture here is that employees can always burst into the CEO's office and tell them they are wrong if that's the case :]
- nir 7y agoSame here, even after five years in the US I still had to remind myself how some phrases actually communicate the exact opposite of their literal meaning. Wasn't surprised at all to see this phrase book was authored by another Israeli :)