Did you perhaps forget to say bonjour/excusez moi or other necessary greetings? That'll make people look angrily at you regardless of how good your french is

[–] Shelena@feddit.nl 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I think I did say hello. I know I said s'il vous plaît and merci. However, I am Dutch and we are known for being a bit rude sometimes. So, maybe I did not behave completely correct according to French customs. I am not sure.

Edit: Or maybe they thought I was German. I did not think that happens anymore, but when I was a child and I would go on a holiday people were sometimes rude if they thought we were German because of WW2.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dutch are not rude, but very direct. Even more so than the Germans. Try dialing the niceties and charms up to 11

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How do the Dutch compare to the British? British culture is quite extroverted and smalltalk-y, is Dutch culture more introverted?

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

No, they're quite open, like the British