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Originally Posted by YGG-
My experience (and surprise) w/ --numerous-- US friends is hearing "you French are forever bickering w/ your spouses !" --and the original happenstance was : I expressed a disagreement w/ my wife in public (in their presence)...
My (our) belief is : my couple is solid enough to take a dose of expressed disagreement; whereas (it seems) my US counterpart instantly interprets expressing disagreement (in public?) as a threat to their couple ?
Rings any bells ?
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No, not really, but that really depends on how loudly the couple is expressing disagreement with each other and where the discussion is occuring....Personally, I do not like overhearing other people's conversations, especially if they are of a personal nature, so if the disagreement is loud, then I may not necessarily think the couple's relationship is in jeopardy, but I probably won't appreciate overhearing the discussion, especially if it is in a restaurant or the theatre.