> The same activity, contrarily, is borderline verboten in German culture. The typical German The most disparaging remark to keeping the distance in Germany wi

> The same activity, contrarily, is borderline verboten in German culture. The typical German The most disparaging remark to keeping the distance in Germany will include something along the lines of "Kenne ich Sie?" (Do I know you?). This essentially means "Don't you ever dare to talk to me you piece of HOOOPS!". I found this especially true in certain social circles. People with some sort of so-called elitist pedigree, traces of former nobility for example, used to react like that. They know each other and strangers are shot down this way. Funny! ;)