Originally Posted by k3n
Thought of something else - this thread is so interesting! If someone comes to the house - friend or family - and helps clear dishes or puts the kettle on or whatever, I LOVE it - so helpful etc... But Hans hates it and sees it as interference/ criticism that WE should be doing that! THAT'S typical Dutch versus English. :D
I doubt if that is very Dutch..in our house everyone helps cooking of making tea and find the cookies to put them on the table,...maybe this is very Hans instead of very Dutch?
But you are right that there are a lot of interesting differences...yeep Dutch people are very direct, that can get us in trouble, because for other people very direct is the same as very unpolite..We don't mean it that way.. Thats why you are also right that the binding factor is communication...
And what do you think about the Dutch and Belgium culture, or the French and the German culture??? So funny to see the differences... :D
(love this topic!)