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.

  • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    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.