04-16-2021, 09:42 AM
Don't know if it applies to Kristaps, but not being very cheerful and overly positive is a quite common personal characteristic in Northern Europe. It might resonate with other ethnics as rude, but is just the way these societies work: no-nonsense, very direct, very pragmatic, quite unemotional.
Or how they say in parts of Germany: "Not getting scolded is enough praise".
Or how they say in parts of Germany: "Not getting scolded is enough praise".