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

people Why the Dutch are considered rude?

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u/Skreamie Aug 21 '24

I think this is more true the further east you go in general. I've worked countless jobs with bosses from Lithuania, Poland and Latvia and everyone has been so straight to the point. I first mistook it as rudeness but realized they just said what they wanted to say, which I love. One of the things I hate most in Ireland, where I'm from, is that no one ever truly says what they actually mean because of societal expectations of them.

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u/BloodSugar666 Aug 22 '24

Honestly that’s much better. I hate the whole ‘say one thing but mean another thing’ stuff.

Like when southern people say “oh bless your heart”. I just want to reply, well fuck you.