The attitudes that I noticed in Austria and even the Czech seemed a lot for negative than what I observed in England and in Scotland. This isn't to say anyone was openly rude to me personally but I did notice how if anyone in our group accidentally ran into another person they would apologize and the majority of the time the person would scoff at them, not say anything, and continue walking. Personal space is almost not existent in Europe I felt. In the United States we have one of the furthest 'personal spaces' while Europe has one of the lowest, so for people that I didn't know to get really close to me when we had a conversation was very uncomfortable to me. However overall Vienna was a lot more strict than Prague, I still noticed some of the same behaviors in Prague.
The attitudes I noticed in Europe were pretty close to my assumptions before we came, I knew that the majority of Europe was generally more rude than the United States. But I did find that in the United Kingdom I didn't notice any of the same 'rude' behaviors that I witnessed in Europe, everyone I met in the UK were always very nice to me.
I think because of these insights it definitely gives me a better understanding of the culture of Europe and how one should act and present themselves.
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