The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 months agoWe asked 100 women from each country what shampoo they were usinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squareTramdan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI went to a party while I was living in The Netherlands. Everybody else at the party was Dutch. They spent the entire evening speaking to each other in English for my benefit.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoYeah that tracks. Bet it made you feel at ease.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoSo fucking hard trying to learn Dutch when I was working over there, everyone switched to English on me as soon as I started speaking. Weaponized politeness.
I went to a party while I was living in The Netherlands. Everybody else at the party was Dutch. They spent the entire evening speaking to each other in English for my benefit.
Yeah that tracks. Bet it made you feel at ease.
So fucking hard trying to learn Dutch when I was working over there, everyone switched to English on me as soon as I started speaking.
Weaponized politeness.