The American\Israeli Culture Dictionary

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Published Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:01 AM by RoyOsherove

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Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1:30 PM by pete w

# re: The American\Israeli Culture Dictionary

What I am reading here is that an Israeli is much more direct in his words than an american, and that this is much easier to understand.

I like this attitude, and I wish that other americans recognized the benefit of speaking in a more direct, less ego-centric fashion. The native americans called this "speaking with a straight tongue" , and accused americans of lacing their words with hidden meanings and nuances.

I wonder... is this an american/israeli cultural difference or is this a american/(european and eastern world) kind of difference?

I am an american, in case you were wondering.