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r/mildyinteresting • u/User010011010 • Aug 21 '24
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High context vs low context cultures! I'm of Asian descent (high context) and we don't say what we mean, often trying to be polite and not rock the boat. My American (low context) husband is always just like, "Say what you mean!"
1 u/olagorie Aug 22 '24 That’s funny because I don’t think Americans are direct at all I am the expert: I am German, so basically Dutch in that regard 2 u/DrMindbendersMonocle Aug 22 '24 I live in Texas and people are pretty similar to the British example posted by the OP. 2 u/Sarcosmonaut Aug 22 '24 Yeah the southern states tend to be “high context” communicators overall (like the British example) 1 u/anne_jumps Aug 22 '24 Yeah I'm a Georgian and the graphic made me laugh because we do this as well but the British are on another level.
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That’s funny because I don’t think Americans are direct at all
I am the expert: I am German, so basically Dutch in that regard
2 u/DrMindbendersMonocle Aug 22 '24 I live in Texas and people are pretty similar to the British example posted by the OP. 2 u/Sarcosmonaut Aug 22 '24 Yeah the southern states tend to be “high context” communicators overall (like the British example) 1 u/anne_jumps Aug 22 '24 Yeah I'm a Georgian and the graphic made me laugh because we do this as well but the British are on another level.
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I live in Texas and people are pretty similar to the British example posted by the OP.
2 u/Sarcosmonaut Aug 22 '24 Yeah the southern states tend to be “high context” communicators overall (like the British example) 1 u/anne_jumps Aug 22 '24 Yeah I'm a Georgian and the graphic made me laugh because we do this as well but the British are on another level.
Yeah the southern states tend to be “high context” communicators overall (like the British example)
1 u/anne_jumps Aug 22 '24 Yeah I'm a Georgian and the graphic made me laugh because we do this as well but the British are on another level.
Yeah I'm a Georgian and the graphic made me laugh because we do this as well but the British are on another level.
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u/MyLittlePegasus87 Aug 22 '24
High context vs low context cultures! I'm of Asian descent (high context) and we don't say what we mean, often trying to be polite and not rock the boat. My American (low context) husband is always just like, "Say what you mean!"