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    Quote Originally Posted by Padre Organtino View Post
    I imagine that Afrikaners should be even more straightfroward than Dutch. Is this true?
    That I cant answer because I have not met many Dutch people in person so I cannot provide a fair comparison.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Libertas View Post
    The English are not that direct, though.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Susi View Post


    The association of the English with hypocrisy does have a long history.

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    Quote Originally Posted by curiousman View Post
    I find Germans very direct too, maybe it is a Germanic thing.
    Nope, the Dutch are way more direct IMO.

    As for Afrikaners, they are definitely not as direct as the Dutch - we often get startled when having a conversation with them. Perhaps it's all those centuries of British cultural investment.

    And no, the English are actually the opposite. You can never trust their word, until you've known them for quite some time. They'd tell you nice things to make you feel comfortable ... but be always armed with a good dose of skepticism in your dealings with them
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    Directness is a good thing. Some may interpret it as rude, but I myself (although not Dutch) am very direct

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    I personally haven't noticed that in Dutch,but in Germans yes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post

    And no, the English are actually the opposite. You can never trust their word, until you've known them for quite some time. They'd tell you nice things to make you feel comfortable ... but be always armed with a good dose of skepticism in your dealings with them
    I hear ya lol. Mooi praten maar ondertussen.... Het zijn een stel rasechte achterbakse hypocrieten.
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    I have seen this in Germans, especially. I like it, it's true in Italians and Spaniard too. That's why we are rude or considered rude by other Europeans, I suppose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clementina View Post
    Directness is a good thing. Some may interpret it as rude, but I myself (although not Dutch) am very direct
    Absolutely. You know where you stand with them right off the bat.
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