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German and Dutch straightforwardness only goes one way. Try talking to them back with the same straightforward way they talk to you, and see how they react.
by llampx 5y ago
German and Dutch straightforwardness only goes one way. Try talking to them back with the same straightforward way they talk to you, and see how they react.
- arp242 5y agoEh? It's how these people interact with each other. Your line of thinking seems to be something like this: 1. *Something straightforward* 2. *Straightforward reply* 3. "Zomg! Hypocrite!"
- llampx 5y agoI use straightforwardness as a proxy for rudeness, which is what it usually is in these cases. Its like the famous "brusque New Yorker" style or "Berliner schnauze". If you talk to them the same way they talk to you they get pissed because this brusqueness is not how they talk to an equal, but rather an outsider.
- arp242 5y agoWhat do you mean specifically? Do you have any examples?