Hey everyone Dana here!
Guess what? I can be a pretty loud person sometimes.
Oh. That's no surprise to anyone? Oh okay. Good to know.
So yes, it is a stereotype that Americans can be a little louder at times, and for me
this is true.
In the U.S., people just often seem to talk a little bit louder.
And so especially when I get around other Americans here in Europe, sometimes we do
seem to feed off of each other's excitement, and the volume escalates.
But I am aware of this, and I do try to catch myself when I'm, for example, at a restaurant
in Germany and I notice that my voice is starting to go up in volume a little bit.
But as I've mentioned before, it's all relative!
When I visited Athens a couple years ago, I noticed that I actually fit right in there, or I
was maybe even the quiet one, because I noticed that people there also tended to talk loudly.
Another American stereotype that is true for me is wearing sneakers, also when I'm not
exercising or going to the gym.
Just wearing sneakers, going around town.
These here are my bright pink sneakers and I love them so much.
I love my pink sneakers.
Before I moved to Europe I didn't wear skinny jeans; all my pants got a little wider at
the bottom, and that kind of made more sense with the sneakers.
But now living in Germany, I often wear skinny jeans, and I know it does look a little funny
to have the sneakers with the skinny jeans but I don't care.
No. I don't care at all.
I love my skinny jeans and I love my sneakers.
And I am going to continue proudly wearing those two things together.
Another American stereotype is being optimistic.
And we have plenty of sayings for this: looking on the bright side of things, trying to see
the silver lining of something.
The glass is always half full not half empty.
Looking through rose-colored glasses.
And yes. This one usually fits for me too.
My default setting is often switched to see the brighter side of things rather than dwelling
on the negative side.
Of course this isn't always the case.
But especially for little things, like the weather.
Then my default is to try to see the positive side of the circumstance.
Of course, when something really bad happens, like if a friend's dog dies, I'm not like:
oh, your dog died.
And then pooh-pooh away their sad feelings by forcing them to see the "good" in it.
Like: well, now at least now you don't have to spend money on pet food.
No, definitely not.
I am also compassionate.
And there are definitely times when you just need to feel those sad or otherwise "negative" feelings.
But, like I mentioned before, with the weather; weather is something that can often get in
the way, you know?
You planned a picnic or day at the beach, and then it rains.
But unless it's a hurricane or blizzard or something that could really be devastating
to a place and the people living there, if it's just a little rain getting in the way,
it would often be in my nature to be like: well, this sucks.
Hey, but at least the flowers are getting the water they need.
Or: well, this sucks.
But hey, at least yesterday when we spent the day hiking, yesterday the weather was unbelievable.
Trying to focus on the good of an otherwise small inconvenient situation, rather than
staying focused on the negative.
Moving on now to the last one.
Working really, really hard is another American stereotype.
Feeling pressure to go to work even when you're sick.
Feeling like a slacker when taking time off.
And just this overall feeling of discomfort if you're not doing "enough."
And maybe a distorted view of what is considered "enough."
And, yeah, I definitely find myself feeling these things from time to time.
The last one, this discomfort about needing to do "enough" I think more than the other two.
I've talked about it before in my work-life balance Germany versus the USA video, in Germany
there just seems to be a more balanced approach to work and life.
But I often have trouble remembering that.
I often have this, like, pressure that if I have even a free moment, I need to figure
out some kind of "productive" way to fill that time.
So yeah, reminding myself to just stop and do nothing sometimes is something that I struggle with.
So my question for you is: what are the common stereotypes from your country that you live up to?
Please let me know in the comments below.
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Again, thank you so much for watching.
Until next time, auf Wiedersehen!
But hey, at least yesterday when we spent the weather...when we spent the day hiking.
Not the weather.
Let's take a break.
I forgot to get my sneakers. I have to go grab my sneakers.
Here they are.
And was me...me...me...me...maybe, maybe.
My Wanted Adventure shirt. I'm so excited! So excited!
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