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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's very surprising. Where have you visited?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I’ve been to Montana, Texas, Florida, Seattle, and Tennessee and Las Vegas most recently. Also worked at a tourist town with lots of Americans for several months in Canmore and the Americans there seemed to have a similar attitude.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah it’s very surprising to me as well. As a life-long resident of one of the states mentioned, having lived in both major cities as well and small-medium towns, I don’t think I’ve experienced this “aggression”

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Sometimes the base level of aggression or the base level of inflection is way higher than what you're locally tuned for.

    Anecdotally I have found even business conversations with people from the US to be over the top. Especially through the sales cycle. There is a lot of hype that I need to adjust for in comparison to vendors in the UK, Europe and Asia.

    It's not a bad thing, it's a social standard. I probably appear quiet reserved and shy by comparison.

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