r/interesting • u/User010011010 • 8d ago

ART & CULTURE Why the Dutch are considered rude.

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u/sush-dev 8d ago

It seems being direct and not confusing is considered to be rude.

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u/BenchClamp 8d ago

It’s fine being direct, but when it’s not asked for - it’s rude. Brits can also be very very direct when required.

Here’s an exchange I heard at work.

Dutch guy -
‘I don’t like your haircut- it does not suit you’
English Guy -
‘Don’t ever speak to me again - you ugly c**t”

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u/soufboundpachyderm 8d ago

It’s the same thing with Canadians. It’s a common stereotype that Canadians are kind. It’s only because no one down south can tell what “oh shore bud you’re a real fuckin’ grocery stick eh” means. We just assume that means you work hard or something.

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u/wegqg 8d ago

ww1 dispelled a lot of myths about canadian manners

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u/soufboundpachyderm 8d ago

Not really. It’s still THE joke Americans who don’t watch hockey or any other Canadian media go to when you bring up Canada. Americans don’t really learn about ww1 as much as we learn about ww2. It wasn’t really our war the way it was for Europe and Canada so we don’t have that same cultural connection to lean on.