ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 hours agoIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 hours agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 hours 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-up3·2 hours agoKnew there was a reason I liked Finns…
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours 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-up1·2 hours agoSounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.
Can you explain please?
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”.