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I Northern European/Germanic trait in general. As a Norwegian living in the Netherlands I found Dutch people very easy to relate to but I know many of my other
by socialdemocrat 6y ago
I Northern European/Germanic trait in general. As a Norwegian living in the Netherlands I found Dutch people very easy to relate to but I know many of my other fellow foreigner had major problems with their direct communication.
But you see the same with Linus Thorvalds. His tone offends a lot of people in particular Americans.
But as a fellow Nordic I think the passive aggressiveness often observed in America or fake politeness more difficult to deal with.
Of course Dijkstra and Linus are quite different personalities but both suffer from an English speaking majority thinking their concepts of proper etiquette is universal.
- silicon2401 6y agodo you know of any media that has good depictions of this kind of culture? Ideally as part of the show, rather than a one-off foreigner in an American show. As an American this is how I sometimes wish our culture was like, but at the same time I realize I can't even imagine the reality of it since our culture can be rather extremely towards the opposite end of the spectrum
- cambalache 6y agoThing is any local media wont display it "in your face" like an America show would do it, it is just part of the environment. Paraphrasing Borges, "How do you identify an actual desert people literary work? it's the one which does not mention camels" This reminds me one thing I find irritating about SF in general and SF movies in particular. They hardly portrait technology use in an organic way. Do you want to see a great SF movie? Watch a current normal movie with 1990s eyes. People will text, call her friends, use Uber, buy on Amazon but nothing self conscious " See? See how cool is what I am doing!?"
- silicon2401 6y agoThat sounds like just what I'd be interested in watching. Any suggestions? That's a good example. I often do the reverse: watching 90s or older movies with modern eyes. It can be incredibly refreshing to watch older movies that have a slower and more relatable vibe.
- cambalache 6y agoRegretfully I dont know any Dutch tv show. Your best bet are Nordic detective shows, they seem to produce a lot for some reason. Even Broadchurch, which is British, is good at portraying that kind of "I wont bite my tongue" person.
- silicon2401 6y agoInteresting, reminds me of the German "Tatort" which has been running for millennia. I'll definitely check out Broadchurch and see if I can find something for Nordic shows too. Thanks!
- amw-zero 6y ago> Linus Thorvalds The Norse God spirit of Linus Torvalds.
- Wildgoose 6y agoInterestingly it is also a well known trait in Northern England, and Yorkshire in particular - we're known as being "blunt speaking".