I worked in Germany 2 months this summer. I was aware of the dour reputation of Germans and I have several German friends in Canada. However, i was astonished when I encountered the dour social behavior regularly (e.g. one word responses to questions, no time for chit chat). I found it quite rude and was quietly angry on a few occasions …
I worked in Germany 2 months this summer. I was aware of the dour reputation of Germans and I have several German friends in Canada. However, i was astonished when I encountered the dour social behavior regularly (e.g. one word responses to questions, no time for chit chat). I found it quite rude and was quietly angry on a few occasions such as hotel check ins. But I became accustomed and eventually found it refreshing and often hilarious (I asked for assistance at Frankfurt train station from employee and received an ever so slight finger point to the tv screen - no need for words). That is, once I accepted this social behavior and removed any moral association. Upon return to North America I viewed casual idle chatter as a time waster.
I worked in Germany 2 months this summer. I was aware of the dour reputation of Germans and I have several German friends in Canada. However, i was astonished when I encountered the dour social behavior regularly (e.g. one word responses to questions, no time for chit chat). I found it quite rude and was quietly angry on a few occasions such as hotel check ins. But I became accustomed and eventually found it refreshing and often hilarious (I asked for assistance at Frankfurt train station from employee and received an ever so slight finger point to the tv screen - no need for words). That is, once I accepted this social behavior and removed any moral association. Upon return to North America I viewed casual idle chatter as a time waster.