ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?message-squaremessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down13
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square75linkfedilink
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month 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-squareYaky@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoSounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month 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.
Sounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.
How Eastern Europeans see USians:
😁°º︎○︎( pls someone help )