"The British 'stiff upper lip' is a real thing. Most people in the UK are employed in a collective national campaign against making a scene..."
"Many of the British people I've met value composure and self-control over emotional candor. To an American, this perpetual poise sometimes reads as frigid or even haughty..."
"I've noticed that almost every social gathering in Scotland includes alcohol... It's normal for work colleagues to wind down at the pub after work, which is a big shift from my social life in the US."
"Making close friends in Scotland has been a slower process than I was used to in the US. The stoic nature of social interactions sometimes feels unwelcoming..."
#social-culture #emotional-expression #alcohol-consumption #friendship-dynamics #cultural-differences
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