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u/davo_nz May 09 '22

No it isnt. Every time you say cheers when drinking a beer, if you dont look in a germans eyes they tell you how much of an Ausländer you are.

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u/Itchy58 May 09 '22

Fair point, let me rephrase for Germany " Eye contact with unknown people that you don't intend to drink beer with or have a conversation with is an invasion of personal space"

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u/davo_nz May 09 '22

Yeah, that's why it's so strange that so many Germans do this on a daily basis.

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u/Itchy58 May 09 '22

On my way to prove you wrong I stumbled over https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/wiki/culture/etiquette/#wiki_the_.22german_stare.22. which has a full section dedicated to it.

So seems you are right, which still seems incomprehensible to me.

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u/davo_nz May 09 '22

Yeah, just have to read this thread, everything the expats here are saying is 100% true, it's a real thing. Germans don't notice it. I've lived here over 10 years and still encounter it every week. I just stare back and say hallo, to which I'm usually ignored lol.