Hii guys!
I'm actually born in the Netherlands, but moved to Germany as a kid, so I really adopted the German mindset: mind your own business, stay in line, always be super respectful even if someone crosses a boundary, don't say your honest opinion, don't speak up .... and honestly I hate it!!
Whenever I watch Dutch television, I'm so in aweee of the bluntness, how people just say what they think, do what they want & are more open. I also love that, when I visit the Netherlands, so many random people just start a little chat with me (for instance when I talk Dutch, but German to my partner, people will just have the courage to start small talk with us about where we're from etc.) this would never happen in Germany lol.
So... How can I train to get this side of my heritage back?! I also want to be direct like Dutch people and dgaf 🥺