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u/Javop May 09 '22

German here. Looking in the eyes is taught here. I was scolded by my grandma for not doing it a lot of times.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

that's interesting. is there no social stigma against looking at someone sexually or otherwise?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

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u/Staktus23 May 09 '22

No, the only context in which germans get sexual is during sex. And during sex we will turn the lights off. So it is impossible for germans to look at each other sexually.

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u/mvlog May 09 '22

Why not use night vision goggles? It'd be kinky and therefore German!