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?
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?
I’m Danish, my wife is Italian. The first time I brought our 4 year old kid back to visit my parents, her first words out of the plane were “why is it so quiet here?” Middle of the airport…
My parents were Danish immigrants to the states, we left when I was 3. It’s a pleasant culture shock now when I return. A sense of holding in developmental terms. No need to shout to be heard. In Copenhagen there are more bikes than cars. I lived in San Francisco for years till I moved back to Europe. The 38 Geary Bus was so loud it would shake my windows out near Point Lobos. Why they never bought MAN or Mercedes is beyond me. Americans put up with incredible Noise Pollution.
I’m Polish. We’re consider loud where I live now (the Netherlands). For me Italians can’t speak. They need to scream to each other even if they sit together on bus.
That’s simply not true . Polish can be quite loud too especially women
I’m Italian, and been living in the Netherlands for 5 years. That country is loud as hell. Every time I go back home or somewhere else I notice it straight away. POVs I guess
I do not really find Italians loud. South America is where the noise is at.
I’m from Argentina. The porteños are loud. There is a lot of silence if you run away from the Buenos Aires, the Capital.
I thought that too, then I went to Indonesia for 13 months and I reconsider it. plot twist I’m mexican.
Yup, the netherlands is quiet. Too quiet even, I think.
I don’t think the poles are as loud as the dutch. The dutch are just obnoxiously loud. Particularly when sports are on but even in the office, they’re just unaware of how much noise they produce
I’m also Polish living in Netherlands, and I experienced a painful increase in public loudness and disregard for personal space after moving here. In Poland we don’t really talk in public transport much, in Netherlands I can’t go without noise-canceling headphones.
We have lived 15 years in Denmark. Unfortunately our kids are very loud, and it’s even more obvious in a country like Denmark. However in Spain it doesn’t seem to be a problem :D
😂😂😂😂 My father is German and my mother is Italian so I totally relate to your child!
My husband is Italian (I’m English) and I’m always having to tell him to turn the volume down when he speaks. I also had a Finnish friend who used to almost shout and I’d get embarrassed out in public seeing fellow Brits scorn at her speaking voice. Maybe it’s because we’re just not used to it.
Haha I like to think us brits are quiet till football, a brawl or in a bar at night
Ha so true! I once went to a hen party in Cardiff on a Saturday night. It changed me 😅
I don’t find Italians particularly loud
Everything I hear about Denmark and the Danish people sounds incredibly lovely and wonderful. I would move there except I am afraid the weather would feel too cold for me. Other than the temperature, it sounds amazing.
you should read “the year of living danishly” by helen russell! x