No one else can take my German directness, and for me it's hard to understand other cultures' indirect communication. I literally only started to understand it after studying (English) linguistics at university and taking classes on politeness, lol. For example, to many Germans it's actually somewhat annoying when someone says "wow, it's getting cold in here" when they mean "could you close the window". It's perceived as kind of passive-aggressive. Another example is my (French) ex was often shocked when I just answered truthfully, like "how's the food?" - "it's good, thanks". He expected more praise and exuberance a lot of the time.