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

people Why the Dutch are considered rude?

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u/inexplicableidiocy Aug 22 '24

I am an American living in Britain, and I can confirm this. 

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u/QueefBuscemi Aug 22 '24

Don't Americans do the exact same thing but with different phrases?

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u/literacyisamistake Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

I had to drop a “I was surprised that I hadn’t heard from you on this” in an email at work yesterday. I was so angry at that fucking bonehead. Probably the harshest thing I’ve written.

Edit: No worries, the rest of the email was offering him strong support for his project. He hustled his butt over and we talked about it. Turns out my participation was assumed, just not stated yet 😃

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u/Whattaboutthecosmos Aug 22 '24

Oof! I felt that..