I noticed that americans talk in a very literal way, almost robotic really, just straight to the point with no embellishment or turn of phrases. Not even trying to be a dick, it's what I noticed seeing americans talk in comparison to, well us firstly, but really everyone else in general. I can assume other nations also do that but I wouldn't. I know anglos don't use simply words and always get to the point, they can be witty and interesting when talking, they have character. But when it's americans it sounds like a chatgpt conversation, it's just people exchanging information, they don't have fun and dance with the language. If I try to do that here in my native language, people will assume I'm slow. The way the actors talked in the movie "The Room" to me it sounds like how all americans communicate with eachother. Got a lot of american tourists in my village and they all talk like that, it's fucking odd, it's like they're all autistic but they're not, it's just how they communicate. Maybe it's different in small towns idk.
>>221359817>The way the actors talked in the movie "The Room" to me it sounds like how all americans communicate with eachotherQuality roast lmao
>>221359817>Got a lot of american tourists in my village and they all talk like that, it's fucking odd, it's like they're all autistic but they're not, it's just how they communicate.its probably because they are speaking to you in french which is not their native language, anon
>>221360341I ignore them when they talk to me in French and pretend they're not there, I'm talking about when they talk to eachother. They're everywhere so you often end up hearing what they're saying to eachother. It's the way I described it. To eachother. Not to me. And in english.
>>221359817Your English is shit and you're probably interpreting things literally or not well at all. There's a lot of doublespeak, euphemisms, and beating around the bush in English.
>>221360452Are you an American tourist in Slovenia?
>>221360452How come americans never use all of that whether it is IRL or on the internet? In our general /fr/ we use ti all the time and make our conversations elaborate. It's not their second language mind you.
>>221359817That's unfortunate, a lot of Americans are pretty enthusiastic people, when I travel I am overly exuberant and excited, these tourists sound like NPCs just going through the motions
>>221359817Americans don't talk like thatHave you ever noticed how old Portuguese people talk? They can be very literal. If you ask them whether they know about something, they’ll just go "I know" and not elaborate any further
>>221360470>SloveniaHow are you on an international board with flags and unable to differentiate them apart. Yes I'm American >>221360493They do. I think you just have a comprehension problem. English is probably one of the most versatile languages for word play, euphemisms, puns, etc. Not to mention a significant amount of modern English is rooted in French. I frankly find your complaint absurd. As I said it's likely you have a problem with comprehension.Have you seen any American movies from the pre-2000s era? The writing is hugely driven by flowery and nuanced dialogue. Ever heard Americans flirting? It's pretty much exclusively communicating things non-literally whether it's sarcasm, allegorical, or some euphemism. Even the prevailing writing style on this American website is either based on brutal objectivity with double meanings or straight absurdism.If you want to say English is a shit language sure I can understand you being a frenchfag but your criticism this particular issue is insane.
>>221360615We're nonchalant when we talk to eachother here, mostly. The tourists I mention are almost always excited and upbeat. Not talking about their attitude, just how literal their way of communicating is. It leaves no room to fantasy or imagation. Chatgpt is often very enthusiastic when I talk to it, even in my native language. But it always sounds like a robot.
>>221360670That's just because they don't give a fuck though, not because they can't be figurative or witty. Old people here do the same, when they're mad and tired they're blunt and don't play around with you, they give short and closed answers.>>221360676>Yes I'm AmericanKek
>>221360493English uses indirect communication all the time, see pic related for example
I'm not American so I'm talking out of my ass, but it could be because America is a big place with lots of different colloquialisms and idioms depending on where they're from, like how a Texan isn't gonna go around saying "uff da" or "that's different" like a Minnesotan would, and a Californian isn't going around saying "fixin' to" or "bless your heart". So when together in other countries like yours, they tend to speak more formally to each other, similarly to how some countries have formal and informal language (Korea, Japan, Brazil, etc.)
>>221360812The regional dialects aren't so different to where people don't understand the metaphors and colloquialisms. There may be some people from the deep south who's similes are lost of people from like new England or something but they'd probably say them anyway. There's a significant amount of people that can't understand nigspeak in the middle and older generation but I can only assume you're not talking about that.
>>221360812That would make sense if it was always among americans who don't know eachother. But that's not the case. And even then having specificities depending on the region doesn't justify not being able to communicate globally in a creative way. We have both here, here it can be region specific but it doesn't have to be. You can be figurative also using national slang everyone understands/uses no matter the region. The region specific stuff is just bonus when they're among themselves.
>>221359817What do you think of British (and I guess also Aussie) banter in comparison then? Especially how working class Brits talk, if you've seen it in media, as opposed to middle class or posh Brits.
>>221360812This reminded me that my new neighbor speaks with a different accent/dialect, and it genuinely sounds beautiful. I think she’s from the northeast, but I’d never come across that accent before. Meanwhile, we sound like a flock of drunk parrots
>>221361095It can be quite witty and imaginative, it sounds like humans talking. They use language to convey more than just information, it's used to share their personality and change the mood of a situation with something other than words. Best example I have (brits don't talk like that IRL, but sometimes they do) would be the movie "Snatch". You'd never see americans talk the way they in the movie Snatch.
American tourists are the worst of us.
>>221359817do we really need EU vs USA threads anymore considering the absolute state the states are in
sounds like you are just seething about some american that btfod you in another threadBut the way they talk does annoy me because they all either talk with a surfer/stoner/ebonics combo when they are infromal and they talk like the prison guard from idiocracy when they speak formaly
>>221359817You're wrong, americans are very in the middle if we put a spectrum of most mechanical straight to the point language to most poetic least robotic very flattering language. Maybe it's just from my perspective but outside of very specific hobbyist conversation they sound...normal
>>221361602>surfer/stoner/ebonics comboStop getting your information from old 2000s movies.
>>221361602You described Californians exclusively with that
>>221361602Let me guess, another american tourist? No this time you learned your lesson and will not admit it.>>221361524Couldn't care less about politics, I'm making this only because I see mutts in my village 24/7 and I only speak french and english. Maybe the italians are also like that, but I doubt it. We have anglos as well and they don't talk like americans, they don't talk like weird gay robots.
>>221361663Anybody who thinks vacationing in some French village is a good idea is a retard. Hope that helps.
>>221361639you are right. Americans now speak in post ironic ebonics instead
>>221361697True, it's fair to say that your intellectual elite prefers paysages such as these.
>>221361816Nowadays they simply call it Norwegian.
>>221361907I am sorry that you are so disappointed by Americans but we are by and large just ordinary people
>>221361907Nobody vacations at that freeway off-ramp either moron.
>>221361943I'm not dissapointed because I wasn't really expecting anything particular. It's just weird since anglos don't do it. And kinda annoying since I sadly understand english.
>>221359817most Americans are not anglo but krautspawn who only think about their wörk and college football
>>221361987That's correct, they prefer to retire there to live their old days, my bad. This is where they go for vacation. Here's the intellectual elite discussing philosophy before getting ready to camp under the stars.
>>221359817i've been in hundreds of situations where I tried to use a euphemism or a metaphor and then had to explain what I meant. I think it's due to a lack of recreational reading in their youth. I used to read a novel every few months when my brain was growing up.
>>221359817For me it is like they are a lot more naive. From what I have seen from clips of them, TV shows and the few I've met is that they are very forthcoming and wear their hearts on their sleeves, I think we are much more reserved and jaded in the UK. They seem very enthusiastic and almost theatrical while we are a lot more cynical and I think mean, I think of a lot of things Americans say and do and I think of how much ridicule they would face if they came here. I've seen Americans say things like they will wave to strangers on walks when at most here you will get a smile, or my sister's anecdote of how she and her BF were in a San Francisco diner and an American mother and adult son heard their accents and started talking to them and asking their opinion on things which is unheard of here, you would never get talking to strangers in a restaurant like that. They just seem to be very outgoing and bold people for better or for worse.
>>221362247>I think we are much more reserved and jaded in the UKYour country is overcast all the time, depriving you of the natural benefits of sunlight. Geographical determinism is true.
>>221362332Not sure if that's true because I live in one of the warmest and sunniest parts of the country which has pretty average weather whilst northerners are the ones noted to be friendly extroverts here.
>>221362136Are expressions like "je ne sais quoi", "bless your heart", "my my" and "a piece of cake" still common in the US? I learned those growing up in my country
>>221361928>>221362105Niggers and filthy cities arent things france can afford to talk shit about
>>221359817all americans are extroverted normies
>>221362419piece of cake is probably the only one that still gets usage.
>>221360741Why do the Spanish always have to be so scary?
>>221362105So far you've shown an obvious freeway stop that's appealing to long trippers exclusively, which you don't really understand because your country is 15x smaller, and a place where homeless live which is a thing in almost every city on earth. My neighborhood is full of mansions and castles by the standards of your country and it's just a typical suburb, not even the most expensive area in my state. Our worst may be worse than yours although probably not, but our best is better and our average is better.
>>221362721Kek
>>221360409>I ignore them when they talk to me in French and pretend they're not thereL'attitude française
>>221362105What are some cultural nuances I should be aware of when talking to French pipo? I’m currently learning French btw.
