can@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?message-squaremessage-square223fedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down12
arrow-up1208arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?can@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square223fedilink
minus-squareѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρєlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agoWhen I first came to US, I was very shocked by how talkative Americans are, especially to strangers. Ngl, I was a bit annoyed at first. Then I realized that’s just the way they are.
minus-squareRoko@lemmy.clicklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoI’m an American who finds this trait very annoying. People do not know when to shut up, and they tell you the most personal things!
minus-squarelackthoughtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoyep, and I am too timid to ever end the conversation so now I have to hear Larry’s entire life story, or about how Wanda’s cousin has bowel cancer
minus-squareRoko@lemmy.clicklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAnd now that you’ve heard about Wanda’s cousin, you’re on the hook for future updates if you ever cross paths again. It’s a snowball effect
When I first came to US, I was very shocked by how talkative Americans are, especially to strangers. Ngl, I was a bit annoyed at first. Then I realized that’s just the way they are.
I’m an American who finds this trait very annoying. People do not know when to shut up, and they tell you the most personal things!
yep, and I am too timid to ever end the conversation
so now I have to hear Larry’s entire life story, or about how Wanda’s cousin has bowel cancer
And now that you’ve heard about Wanda’s cousin, you’re on the hook for future updates if you ever cross paths again. It’s a snowball effect