Bro would stab my dude in the gut without a flinch if he didn’t get a goedemiddag in return for his greeting. The Dutch really don’t do anything for free not even a greeting.
Looks like a perfectly nerderlendish mindset.
I mean we’re living in a society here we’re not animals.
I usually just say “DAN NIET JOH!”. Gets them ungreeting assholes saying sorry real quick.
Funny thing, it’s like the opposite in my country people say hi ti strangers way too much and I say that that is the mentality that is ruining our country because I don’t say hi to strangers.
I thought that was Geert Wilders at first
Heel goed Kees Flodder, zeg het ze.
And people still claim we are unfriendly
Where did you find this video of me?
Dutch is such a simple language lol.
Meanwhile Germans: *Death stare*
In Manchester you keep walking. Ain’t no way I’m stopping for a stranger. Who says good morning freak.
Barry cultural appropriation
Imagine if he said his iconic Nou dag hoooor like when he plays sinterklaas
North England is like that, people you’ve never met in your life greet you from across the street.
London, on the other hand, neighbours will pretend they don’t see you up to the point you get in the lift.
North England is like that, people you’ve never met in your life greet you from across the street.
London, on the other hand, neighbours will pretend they don’t see you up to the point you get in the lift.
See, it’s funny but in reality I wish I was half as honest and direct as the Dutch. It’d keep me from attending things that I absolutely do not want to.
Like my sisters baby shower, fuck off, Aoife.
This is obviously an exageration for a sketch, in reality the old guy would ask him to tikkie him for damages.
I thought that was Palpatine for some reason
I’m gonna get weird with this comment because I’ve got responsibilities to get to but I’m putting my attention here to avoid thinking about them.
Psychologically, I believe this reaction is the basis of these cultural norms from a tribalist perspective. Depending on the culture, I can see that it can go two ways (obviously as intersecting venn diagrams, not binary). At some point, we were all singular tribes meeting and we needed a way to interact and communicate that we weren’t a threat, which required a response in kind; without a response is a risk. The other version would be to do the opposite; purposely distance and make as little impact on the other as possible.
Both offer the same outcome of an empathic response to communicate the lack of threat. To do the opposite would have the effect of someone going “I’m not a threat” with the silence meaning “I don’t care, I might be”. With the second being, “I’m trying not to impose myself on you” with “I’m imposing myself on you, respond to me”.
In times where it was more lawless, this sort of thing had a bigger impact as violence was more common. Now, it’s everyday language as people cram together denser and denser. It’s now a matter of respect and decency of recognising a stranger, rather than this sort of scary First Contact type thing.
So we’ve essentially developed the “good morning” to prevent violence, which is where the respect element comes from; but members of the culture who are too far removed from the reality of the existence of violence coming to them feel no need to offer that respect because they already feel entitled to it.
From this persepective, I’d suggest that you’ll find the extremes of these ends in sparse rural locations and dense cities; with a modifier of prevelence of violence effecting regional trait expression.
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Precies! Goeiemiddag, makkerfakkers!
He would not last 5 minutes in finland
Least psychotic Dutchman.
Bro would stab my dude in the gut without a flinch if he didn’t get a goedemiddag in return for his greeting. The Dutch really don’t do anything for free not even a greeting.
Looks like a perfectly nerderlendish mindset.
I mean we’re living in a society here we’re not animals.
I usually just say “DAN NIET JOH!”. Gets them ungreeting assholes saying sorry real quick.
Funny thing, it’s like the opposite in my country people say hi ti strangers way too much and I say that that is the mentality that is ruining our country because I don’t say hi to strangers.
I thought that was Geert Wilders at first
Heel goed Kees Flodder, zeg het ze.
And people still claim we are unfriendly
Where did you find this video of me?
Dutch is such a simple language lol.
Meanwhile Germans: *Death stare*
In Manchester you keep walking. Ain’t no way I’m stopping for a stranger. Who says good morning freak.
Barry cultural appropriation
Imagine if he said his iconic Nou dag hoooor like when he plays sinterklaas
North England is like that, people you’ve never met in your life greet you from across the street.
London, on the other hand, neighbours will pretend they don’t see you up to the point you get in the lift.
North England is like that, people you’ve never met in your life greet you from across the street.
London, on the other hand, neighbours will pretend they don’t see you up to the point you get in the lift.
See, it’s funny but in reality I wish I was half as honest and direct as the Dutch. It’d keep me from attending things that I absolutely do not want to.
Like my sisters baby shower, fuck off, Aoife.
This is obviously an exageration for a sketch, in reality the old guy would ask him to tikkie him for damages.
I thought that was Palpatine for some reason
I’m gonna get weird with this comment because I’ve got responsibilities to get to but I’m putting my attention here to avoid thinking about them.
Psychologically, I believe this reaction is the basis of these cultural norms from a tribalist perspective. Depending on the culture, I can see that it can go two ways (obviously as intersecting venn diagrams, not binary). At some point, we were all singular tribes meeting and we needed a way to interact and communicate that we weren’t a threat, which required a response in kind; without a response is a risk. The other version would be to do the opposite; purposely distance and make as little impact on the other as possible.
Both offer the same outcome of an empathic response to communicate the lack of threat. To do the opposite would have the effect of someone going “I’m not a threat” with the silence meaning “I don’t care, I might be”. With the second being, “I’m trying not to impose myself on you” with “I’m imposing myself on you, respond to me”.
In times where it was more lawless, this sort of thing had a bigger impact as violence was more common. Now, it’s everyday language as people cram together denser and denser. It’s now a matter of respect and decency of recognising a stranger, rather than this sort of scary First Contact type thing.
So we’ve essentially developed the “good morning” to prevent violence, which is where the respect element comes from; but members of the culture who are too far removed from the reality of the existence of violence coming to them feel no need to offer that respect because they already feel entitled to it.
From this persepective, I’d suggest that you’ll find the extremes of these ends in sparse rural locations and dense cities; with a modifier of prevelence of violence effecting regional trait expression.
Ok, I’m done avoiding my responsibilities now.
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