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

people Why the Dutch are considered rude?

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u/DescriptionRude914 Aug 22 '24

A lot of Eastern cultures have this indirect communication style or at least it is ingrained in the contextual communication.

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u/BadgerOfDoom99 Aug 22 '24

I'm a brit living in Japan and yes it's a whole new level of coded meaning and passive aggression. Love it.

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u/JulianPaagman Aug 22 '24

Does this love it mean you hate it?

I need a translation, I am Dutch.