It's possibly, you have a hard time with small talk from living in parts of Europe for so long.
Germany's are horrible at small talk. Only the never generations have caught on. But after living there for years and going through all societal classes. (Blue collar construction types, up the businessmen and politicians) I understand that you have jump through hoops in conversation and code switch.
There are even specific words for talking to people of different status. Formal and casual conversation.
You still have to learn to move between language to get what you want.
Another example , is a friend of mine that makes jokes that are hilarious in our cIrcle. Unfortunately his humor is made for people that have known him for a while.
He thinks there is a problem with women, because they don't understand him. And if they don't,..Fuck them.
It took a long time for him to realize..he can keep his identity, but use a different humor for certain people.
Germany's are horrible at small talk. Only the never generations have caught on. But after living there for years and going through all societal classes. (Blue collar construction types, up the businessmen and politicians) I understand that you have jump through hoops in conversation and code switch.
There are even specific words for talking to people of different status. Formal and casual conversation.
You still have to learn to move between language to get what you want.
Another example , is a friend of mine that makes jokes that are hilarious in our cIrcle. Unfortunately his humor is made for people that have known him for a while.
He thinks there is a problem with women, because they don't understand him. And if they don't,..Fuck them.
It took a long time for him to realize..he can keep his identity, but use a different humor for certain people.
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