Michael Szell · @mszll
1286 followers · 148 posts · Server datasci.social
Jack Chidley · @jchidley
18 followers · 164 posts · Server fosstodon.orgEither I was Dutch in my former life or my Croatian/French upbringing, in England, made me equally forthright https://youtu.be/wrEZwe1nbBU #Dutch #directness #honesty
Jim Donegan โ · @jimdonegan
1344 followers · 3379 posts · Server mastodon.scotWhy the #Dutch always say what they mean - #BBCREEL
In my experience, this is absolutely spot-on, especially when dealing with people from the North of #Holland such as the #Frisians. They really tend to be quite #Honest and #Direct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEZwe1nbBU&ab_channel=BBCReel
#Language #Culture #DutchCulture #DutchLanguage #BritishCulture #EnglishCulture #English #EnglishLanguage #Directness #PlainSpeech #Rudeness #Politeness #Translation
#translation #politeness #rudeness #plainspeech #directness #englishlanguage #english #englishculture #britishculture #dutchlanguage #dutchculture #culture #language #direct #honest #frisians #holland #bbcreel #dutch
JamesLaPlaine · @JamesLaPlaine
23 followers · 50 posts · Server hachyderm.ioRespecting someone so much that you give them candid, constructive feedback, even when delivering that message is hard, is kindness.
#kindness #directness #paradox #paradoxpairs #dalailama
reinoud kaasschieter · @reinoudk
97 followers · 403 posts · Server mastodon.nl
Video on why the Dutch embrace what the Brits hate to do.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐?
ยซ#BBC Reel editor Melissa Hogenboom was born in the #Netherlands but grew up in the #UK. Noticing the two extremes between British #politeness and Dutch #directness, she explores how much truth there is to the #stereotype that Dutch people are direct.ยป
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dvts1j/what-s-the-truth-behind-dutch-directness- via @BBC
#stereotype #directness #politeness #uk #netherlands #bbc