Some cultures are very gregarious and lively. They like loud music, speak to each other loudly, etc.

Which cultures have you found to be more reserved? Not necessarily cold or rude, just not as loud in public?

  • bathroomcypher@alien.top
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    I’d say Norwegians? I remember going camping in Lake Garda and there was a lovely young Norwegian couple with their tent next to ours. They used to wake up at 8 and didn’t exchange a single word for hours. They were sitting there, quietly, reading their books until lunch time. So different from my culture and probably the quietest in Europe.

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        1 year ago

        Same. I’m moderately quiet and prefer someone more open and loud. Not talking to eachother most of the time just sounds so boring.

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          Yeah, sitting in silence reading for 4 hours while you’re at Lake Garda?! That’s so boring and inactive! They’re at this beautiful place for a limited time, and they choose to spend it being sticks in the mud. A person like this would drive me crazy. I would’ve already been around town several times by noon!

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          Yeah, I want to live a life with my partner, not silently beside them. That means we both have to share our thoughts and feelings.

          It would be a great morning with like a coworker or in laws, someone you’re maybe not interested in getting closer with.