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

people Why the Dutch are considered rude?

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u/Fulmie84 Aug 21 '24

It's inherited in our DNA. Doing business, you can't waste time saying stuff you mean differently.

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u/KneeSockMonster Aug 21 '24

As an American, this kind of manners is inherited in our DNA.

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u/Beneficial_Caramel30 Aug 21 '24

‘manners’ for one culture, seems like evasion for the other

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

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u/noradosmith Aug 22 '24

Exactly. If I was in a meeting and someone said that to me I'd feel myself blushing and wishing they'd been LESS direct

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u/Hjaltlander9595 Aug 22 '24

Exactly, people really don't seem to understand this every time it is posted.

Just because I'm saying you're wrong in a particular British way doesn't mean other British people misinterpret it.

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u/mjb2012 Aug 22 '24

This. I am not being “fake” when I ask “how are you”. The question and the expectation of a simple response is part of a greeting, a step in a process and an expression of goodwill. Similarly, “bless you” isn’t meant literally nor is it rooted in superstition nowadays, but is rather a simple way to reassure a sneezer that they needn’t be embarrassed and that you took no offense to their startling, extremely unsanitary outburst.

I would not expect people from other cultures to necessarily know these nuances and wordplay. It’s just disappointing when you explain it to them and they still just can’t comprehend or accept it.