Re: Re: What Paddington tells us about German v British ma...

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Half of my family is mainly English and Dutch while the other is mostly English with some other mixed in.

Some family on the English/Dutch side were rather quiet but others weren't. Same on the other side really. It seemed to come down more to personality than anything else.

I myself don't often speak much in real life and when I do it is for information exchange or discussing an interesting topic like something from history or current events. Chit chat and gossip just plain bores me.

My family is French and English; my dad and I spke quite directly, my mom was much more vague and roundabout;

My husband is English/Canadian and he ia also less direct than I am.

Being direct DOES save time ( & effort for some one such as I, who am not 'chatty' in person.

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