I read people say online that Americans are loud. What does this mean, exactly? Is it literal volume or is it our personality/presentation? Something else?
I may be moving to Australia because of my wife’s job, and I want to better understand this. I want to assimilate and I don’t want to be annoying. I’m personally pretty low key and listen more than speak, but this is my perception of myself.
People from the Netherlands are loud too.
It’s something about when you guys walk around in a larger group. Most of you just have a higer volume setting. Like you are trying to get heard by every bystander as well. When hiking through the Balkans I could hear Americans from far away.
Australians seem te be loud as well so you’ll be fine I guess…
But who’s generalizing?
I don’t know who this General Izing is, but they sound like a controversial figure!
Ha! Thank you for your comment.
where tf did you get this idea?
I’ve been camping my whole life. Had several occasians where Dutch people dominated the soundscape.
I mean, it’s generalising. You should take it with a grain of salt but I’m not the only one who has noticed.
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I thinks it’s always what you compare it with. I’m Belgian. Dutchies are they loudest neighbours and being able to understand what they say perhaps makes me tune in.
I’ve noticed my Spanish relatives are even louder.