Actually yes. In a professional environment smiling can be mistaken as an insult (ridiculing, thinking the other is incompetent) or at least as hiding your intents. Germans usually never smile at strangers or in a professional setting. Smiling at friends, family and loved ones is of course normal though still a lot less than e.g. in anglophone cultures and only in response to something (so if there is no obvious reason people will immediately ask you why you are smiling)
Thanks for sharing the experience
amazing insights, sometimes it's just little things which makes all the difference in Bizness''
@7:38, Germany is covered with cobbled stones that's why you have to lift your feet otherwise you would tread and fall.
You should really mention that not all people are like this. Not all people are the same. I am myself a german.
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Actually yes. In a professional environment smiling can be mistaken as an insult (ridiculing, thinking the other is incompetent) or at least as hiding your intents.
Germans usually never smile at strangers or in a professional setting. Smiling at friends, family and loved ones is of course normal though still a lot less than e.g. in anglophone cultures and only in response to something (so if there is no obvious reason people will immediately ask you why you are smiling)
@@boahkeinbockmehr it is very important to know that not all people are the same and smiling is no crime.
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Those things are not applicable maybe to every situation keep in mind people are different. Also germans are different
No you will say
Ja ich hätte gerne Milch
Wtf there is nothing wrong.
Screw this I'm going to the UK
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