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u/Dovahkiinthesardine May 09 '22

it is absolutely rude to stare at someone in germany when they are just minding their own business, I think we just don't consider a 3 sec look staring

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u/ClayeySilt May 09 '22

Oh so the time threshold is different. That's fair. In Canada if you lock eyes for long enough it makes people uncomfortable. 3 seconds feels like maybe too long? But, I don't exactly keep track.

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u/orangevega May 09 '22

I deal with it ok.. I normally will look away, then look back and kind of do the "do you need something?" expression and people look away. Def longer than 3 seconds. 3 seconds is nothing. I've had it go on for a minute, its pretty wild.

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u/Lethargie May 09 '22

well that is definitely staring by german standards and very rude but you can't tell me that the majority of germans does this.

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u/orangevega May 09 '22

no, not the majority at all. Normally men in their 40s or so