ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down13
arrow-up193arrow-down1message-squareIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 days agoFinnish people are stereotyped to sound monotone, enunciate clearly, speak directly, and tersely. This makes them seem unfriendly. And then they expect you to stay 3 m away from them at all times, which intensifies their seeming unfriendliness. At least these are the memes.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoKnew there was a reason I liked Finns…
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoWhen we go to a hotel, we prefer the Finnish level of service: make everything work and otherwise leave us alone.
minus-squareYaky@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoSounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoHow Eastern Europeans see USians: 😁°º︎○︎( pls someone help )
Finnish people are stereotyped to sound monotone, enunciate clearly, speak directly, and tersely. This makes them seem unfriendly.
And then they expect you to stay 3 m away from them at all times, which intensifies their seeming unfriendliness.
At least these are the memes.
Knew there was a reason I liked Finns…
When we go to a hotel, we prefer the Finnish level of service: make everything work and otherwise leave us alone.
Sounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.
How Eastern Europeans see USians:
😁°º︎○︎( pls someone help )