“And does it taste good?” “It’s edible!” In other countries, you would probably have gotten a slap in the face for that answer.
Like every country, we Germans also have our own peculiarities. Be it Sayings that we incorporate here and there into our everyday lives or the most German things ever: Pfand & Co. But if this wasn’t so wonderfully typically German, then we wouldn’t have any reasons to laugh about it.
But what would be interesting to know is that there are also typically German things that are normal here, but are considered extremely rude in other countries. Redditor LonelyRequirement287 has posted a comment on FragReddit Opinion poll created.
Here are the most frequently mentioned and obvious answers:
1. “Eatable”
-u/Adolpho89
2. “Remove price tags from gifts. In some other countries, that’s a sign of ‘It’s cheap and you want to cover it up.'”
-u/Eastern_Lie_1864
3. “The quick clearing of items at the checkout could seem unfriendly, but depending on the state, the general tone of communication could also be unfriendly.”
-u/Massive-Passion-5622
4. “Drinking in public. Not that I have anything against it. I like sitting by the Rhine and enjoying a Kölsch from the kiosk. But unthinkable in many other countries.”
-u/obscht-tea
5. “Staying in a restaurant after dinner to chat without ordering anything else.”
-u/Megbarlis
6. “The first letter from the state to a person newly spawned in the world is to give them a tax ID. In other countries, the mayor comes by with a bouquet of flowers. In this country, there is mail from the tax authorities that is aimed directly at your wallet.”
-u/zerielsofteng
7. “In emails, after the greeting, state your concern directly without small talk and then end the email without any further small talk.”
-u/jiminysrabbithole
8. “Staring. Not many people do it anymore, but the older people in society like to stare.”
u/jamesearljonesjr153
9. “We Germans are not good at hospitality. In every country I have visited for work, we were warmly welcomed by the local colleagues, ate together, and were shown the area. If the same colleagues are in Germany, we greet each other and work. Nothing major is prepared, hardly anything is done.”
u/creative_username
10. “Going to work when you’re sick. Coughing around on public transport when you’re sick without a mask.”
-u/casiok
11. “Go into the bakery and then – without saying hello, of course – say: ‘I’ll have three rolls.’”
-u/NDee87
12. “Reserve a pool lounger at 8am with a towel and then don’t come back all day.”
-u/RingOfFire69
13. “Don’t split the bill.”
-u/Arkhamryder
Do you want to look at the whole thing from a different perspective? Then take a look at this 14 non-Germans and the most German things they have ever experienced.
#people #share #absolutely #normal #Germany #super #unfriendly
