[chefandy]

Sure— the word choice was deliberate. If someone is known as a blunt person broadly, chances are they sucked at communicating appropriately.

[chmod775]

Germans are known as blunt. I don't think they are collectively being inappropriate.

[chefandy]

All communication is relative to it's cultural context. Refusal or inability to operate within cultural mores is very different than having a different baseline to begin with.