I was watching a video by a former CIA disguise expert and she mentioned some basic behavioural differences which distinguish Americans from Europeans. She also mentions the importance of blending in while travelling to avoid revealing yourself as a target for thieves. Are your actions more American or European?
>when Europeans eat with a knife and fork, they keep their fork in their left hand while Americans constantly switch their fork to their right hand after cutting their food with their knife >when Europeans smoke, they tend to hold the cigarette between their thumb and index finger while Americans keep it between their index finger and middle finger >when Europeans stand, they tend to stand straight with equal weight on both feet while Americans tend to stand with more weight on one foot
I don't smoke, but I eat like a European and stand like an American.
I saw that vid too, the cigarrete thing is wrong, maybe its specific to eastern europe or an antiquated thing Also the fork and knife thing is like page 1 of table manners, even i know that The pose when standing really depends from person to person
Levi Cox
who cares
Easton Jenkins
I fit more with the American Shocker
Caleb Stewart
>while Americans constantly switch their fork to their right hand after cutting their food with their knife this sounds retarded >when Europeans smoke, they tend to hold the cigarette between their thumb and index finger while Americans keep it between their index finger and middle finger here joint are held like euros and cigarettes like americans if you hold the cigarette with thumb+index thats a give away that you smoke weed
Nathan Ramirez
Fuck. I'm a european.
No wonder I identify as a balt.
Michael Barnes
>>when Europeans smoke, they tend to hold the cigarette between their thumb and index finger while Americans keep it between their index finger and middle finger I've seen Europeans hold it the American way and some Americans hold it the European way, this seems pretty variable.
The knife and fork thing is a dead give away, it's true.
Jordan Russell
I haven't met too many Americans but there's definitely a very different feel in the way anglos vs non anglo euros do eye contact. Euros, esspecially germanics it's fucking boring into you the etnrie time instead of eye contact for a few seconds, over the shoulder or away somewhere and back to eye contact
Jace Perry
There's no switching involved with eating a steak, I just cut with my left hand.
Aiden Stewart
>>when Europeans eat with a knife and fork, they keep their fork in their left hand while Americans constantly switch their fork to their right hand after cutting their food with their knife
The only people I have ever seen do this are my grandmother and father on the most formal of occasions; she went to finishing school in the 40s and he got it from her.
Yeah, I've noticed that too. It's like continentals think that the more intense the eye contact the more polite they're being.
Anthony Flores
According to this I'm an American, as I would use a fork in my right hand in meals where I don't need a knife, such as pasta, and I lean my weight on to one leg all the time.
Elijah Flores
>>when Europeans eat with a knife and fork, they keep their fork in their left hand while Americans constantly switch their fork to their right hand after cutting their food with their knife I think this is due when people cut their steak or whatver they want their strongest hand to use the knife. Then they switch to the fork afterwards to continue using their right hands. I'm left handed so I don't.
Christian Gray
Wait, it's real? The boorishness of colonials wasn't exaggerated?
Jace Gonzalez
>Americans constantly switch their fork to their right hand after cutting their food with their knife i do this >>when Europeans smoke, they tend to hold the cigarette between their thumb and index finger while Americans keep it between their index finger and middle finger i dont smoke >Americans tend to stand with more weight on one foot i do that sometimes
Daniel Gomez
some do, some don't
Austin Powell
I think it was a thing in the first half of the last century and might still be practiced amongst the east coast old money set but in my experience it's very uncommon at best.
Parker Wilson
Its an antiquated thing, you can see in many old movies how they hold cigarettes.
>Americans constantly switch their fork to their right hand after cutting their food with their knife I do this too. I think French people do.
Jordan Morgan
That's definitely a thing here. If you haven't got your eye locked on the other's pupils for the duration of a conversation, you might be seen as weird/autistic.
Nathan Robinson
>If you haven't got your eye locked on the other's pupils for the duration of a conversation, you might be seen as weird/autistic
Strange, it's the exact opposite here. I know a German girl and it's sometimes weird talking to her because you get the death stare, and I compensate by looking everywhere else.
