Just yesterday I has a silly accident in the S-Bahn. In one hand I was holding a cup of coffee and with the other hand I was pulling my jacket off. Somehow, suddenly OOOOPPS one big sip of my coffee had spilled right onto the lady's white pants sitting opposite me. I immediately apologized.
Well, ok definitely I've been clumsy and it's not a nice thing to get a coffee stain on your white pants sitting in the S-Bahn. Anyhow, this lady punished me with utterly neglect. She took one quick glance at her pants, pulled her legs a little aside and looked into the other direction. I just thought to myself: "Why are Germans so damn serious?" She could have said something. Whatever. Some response. She could have shouted, or cried or laughed. I don't know. Ok I've messed up but why so serious about it. Shit happens sometimes. I wonder what the reactions would have been in say a bus in India ... Any ideas?
hi hi hi... I guess I know what you mean ;-)
ReplyDeleteSometimes, as a Portuguese I still ask myself the same question about Austrians. Although there are some very friendly people too but some are really serious too!
Of course there are some friendly people... but just generally they seem so serious.
ReplyDeleteLol. I can totally see it. Indians might just offer to buy you another cup back
ReplyDeleteHa ha that could be possible. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an embarrassment, sorry. :-( This can happen to anyone, but it was a nice thing that she didn't yell at you, right? l0l
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