> The Germans and people from eastern Europe are usually straightforward in their communications. May be, Germans (and most Europe) are "straightforward" from

> The Germans and people from eastern Europe are usually straightforward in their communications. May be, Germans (and most Europe) are "straightforward" from an American perspective. I find Europeans with their own shade of "subtlety" which you could only learn if you were part of the culture. Otherwise, they are "subtle" and "measured" too.