Surprising: not all places outside of cities are walkable paradises. The Dutch were far ruder than I thought and the norm for acceptable behavior in the public was way different
Don’t think they meant to be rude. But the fact they were very comfortable criticizing and arguing with you in public over seemingly minor infractions was something of a culture shock to me.
No. More like we sat in An almost empty cafe and one person didn’t want a drink. Even though it was inside a school.
Also another case was when we used a phone in a pub game. The guy basically screamed in our faces instead of quietly telling us that we’re not included in the prizes or something
You are extrapolating and generalizing out of very specific events. It isn’t just a random thing they asked about a bike lane. Your two examples are from a cafe/pub.
Maybe observe how people act. One thing I learnt there is to not sit and stare into your phone. You take up a table, you talk to the person in front od you, phone aside.
I’ve had multiple instances of this sort of behavior from customer service people. Over the course of a half a year of living there.
I think I can make at least some general statement about how willing people are willing to confront strangers over what they think is when they break the rules
So, let me get this right. People are rude to you when you break the rules. That’s a problem for you in the Netherlands, but not in the USA. Did I get this right?
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u/DatingYella 2h ago
Surprising: not all places outside of cities are walkable paradises. The Dutch were far ruder than I thought and the norm for acceptable behavior in the public was way different