I read people say online that Americans are loud. What does this mean, exactly? Is it literal volume or is it our personality/presentation? Something else?

I may be moving to Australia because of my wife’s job, and I want to better understand this. I want to assimilate and I don’t want to be annoying. I’m personally pretty low key and listen more than speak, but this is my perception of myself.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
    83·
    11 days ago

    It means the other country is perpetuating stereotypes.

    Let me tell you a few more:

    • French are dirty
    • Parisians are all supermodels or pick pockets
    • English politeness is just their passive aggressive bullshit
    • Japanese are rude as shit
    • Germans are robots
    • Mexicans are lazy
    • Canadians are overly polite
    • Italians are way too passionate
    • Australians are way too laid back
    • Icelanders fuck a lot
    • South Africans are racist assholes

    To be clear, I don’t agree with or believe any of the above, I am just telling you the stereotypes.

    • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      11 days ago

      Absolutely. It’s a fair point. People are people and should be judged on their individual basis.

      Thank you for your answer.