I read people say online that Americans are loud. What does this mean, exactly? Is it literal volume or is it our personality/presentation? Something else?
I may be moving to Australia because of my wife’s job, and I want to better understand this. I want to assimilate and I don’t want to be annoying. I’m personally pretty low key and listen more than speak, but this is my perception of myself.
It’s the literal volume. In Germany you mostly recognize Americans because they are mostly louder than other people, for example in public places or transport.
Thats the image but it does absolutely not apply to everyone.