Could it be a cultural difference? A team of mine once had to deal with Dutch and British people. To some of my Canadian colleagues, they seemed rude and uneng

Could it be a cultural difference? A team of mine once had to deal with Dutch and British people. To some of my Canadian colleagues, they seemed rude and unengaged. Same with many Americans to us Canadians. Many of us interpret bluntness with feedback and aggressiveness as rudeness. Knowing this, you can adjust your expectations though and see that it is within the bounds of behaviour expected for their cultural background.