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Having grown up in Eastern Europe, I was always reminded by my parents not to talk loudly in public places. The habit is so ingrained that even now I'm uncomfor
by geoka9 14y ago
Having grown up in Eastern Europe, I was always reminded by my parents not to talk loudly in public places. The habit is so ingrained that even now I'm uncomfortable speaking up when strangers are around.
When I visited North America for the first time, I was of course surprised by loud voices everywhere, but I just shrugged it off and assumed that it was a cultural thing.
And now this article surprised me again.
- odiroot 14y agoI am from Central Europe and was brought up similar way. But this kind of upbringing is rare here. Even some older people (I guess they should know better) tend to be loud, obnoxious and really don't care about their fellow passengers. Also, nowadays it's completely normal for a parent to let their kid loose and don't mind at all that it is screaming or bothering other people. They're happy as long as said kid is not troubling them. I'm always surprised how calm and orderly are children of Asian descent (usually immigrants' or tourists').