I read people say online that Americans are loud. What does this mean, exactly? Is it literal volume or is it our personality/presentation? Something else?
I may be moving to Australia because of my wife’s job, and I want to better understand this. I want to assimilate and I don’t want to be annoying. I’m personally pretty low key and listen more than speak, but this is my perception of myself.
I wonder how true this is now or if its something that is more from last millenia. With everyone on their phones now I just can’t imagine its quite the same. Granted every so often you run into the person with their speakers playing the game/media sounds rather than earbuds.
I feel, as an American, it probably still holds up. We have a culture and don’t veer too far.