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As South European living in Central Europe, and having worked for several years at Nokia, I also don't have an issue with Linus.

In fact I do happen to land in traps in Germany and UK, where when being more frontal at work turns bad, because apparently we have to be all smiles, and complain in a positive way with euphemisms.

A technique that I have improved over the years, talk back with the feeback level expected from the target culture, when I know their background beforehand.