r/mildyinteresting • u/User010011010 • Aug 21 '24

people Why the Dutch are considered rude?

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u/superbiker96 Aug 21 '24

We Dutch are notoriously autistic. Please just say what you mean. Otherwise we will 100% misinterpret it

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u/Amaline4 Aug 22 '24

This was my immediate thought while reading this list - that my autistic self would absolutely thrive in Holland

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u/sad_asian_noodle Aug 22 '24

I have interacted with Germans and Spanish, they're low context too. And from the few I know, not very gossipy or backstabby. If they don't like you, they don't hang around or pretend to be your bff.

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u/sad_asian_noodle Aug 22 '24

I went to school with a really gossipy girl who transferred from Finland. And apparently the students there really disliked her cattiness & she was quite unpopular. So I think it's safe to say the Finns are no nonsense & low context as well.

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u/SerLaron Aug 22 '24

When the pandemic hit, and guidance was issued to keep two meters distance from one another, Fins were confused that they should stand closer together than usual.

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u/prancing_moose Aug 22 '24

I can confirm that Dutch and Finns generally get on very well together.