#Directness - The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

Either I was Dutch in my former life or my Croatian/French upbringing, in England, made me equally forthright https://youtu.be/wrEZwe1nbBU #Dutch #directness #honesty

Why the #Dutch always say what they mean - #BBCREEL

In my experience, this is absolutely spot-on, especially when dealing with people from the North of #Holland such as the #Frisians. They really tend to be quite #Honest and #Direct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEZwe1nbBU&ab_channel=BBCReel

#Language #Culture #DutchCulture #Directness #DutchLanguage #BritishCulture #EnglishCulture #English #EnglishLanguage #Directness #PlainSpeech #Rudeness #Politeness #Translation #Friesland #Friesian #Fries #NoordHolland

Respecting someone so much that you give them candid, constructive feedback, even when delivering that message is hard, is kindness.

#Kindness #Directness #Paradox #ParadoxPairs #DalaiLama

https://www.paradoxpairs.com/kindness-directness/

Video on why the Dutch embrace what the Brits hate to do.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

«#BBC Reel editor Melissa Hogenboom was born in the #Netherlands but grew up in the #UK. Noticing the two extremes between British #politeness and Dutch #directness, she explores how much truth there is to the #stereotype that Dutch people are direct.»

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dvts1j/what-s-the-truth-behind-dutch-directness- via @BBC

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