Felicity Jones Quotes

The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.

At the end of the day, flirting is a pretty universal language. Americans are more direct. British people are more indirect about everything

In Israel, if a person doesn't agree with you, she just says no. In Alabama, someone would say, 'I'll think about it.' We would take that literally. So, if you ask for a favor and someone says they'll think about it, they're really not thinking about it.

You guys ask really long questions. In the U.S., they just want to know who you're sleeping with.

In America, people are just so straightforward when they dislike things.

I think American guys tend to be a bit more forward, a bit more chatty and open than the Brits. The Brits seem to have a darker sense of humor, though I have met some Americans who have adopted bits of the British dry sense of humor as well.

British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living.

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

I think Americans have always been pretty outspoken. I always found that if you had emotions in England, it's like, 'Here's a cup of tea.'

America's very refreshing when you go over there; they're all just open about what they want, and they want you to be open, too.

The American vice would be sometimes speaking too loudly. You can always hear American people on the trains!

I see it happen in uniracial congregations all the time. But people - when they're in mixed company, we speak differently.

In India people can't stomach this attitude of mine, and when I say, 'Hurry up, let's get to the point,' they feel hurt.

Because one has little fear of shocking vanity in Italy, people adopt an intimate tone very quickly and discuss personal things.

In Europe they're more calm, more reserved. Here, in the States, people are more wild, a little more open. I guess it takes a lot to impress those people up there in Europe. Especially in London.

Americans are much more open than people in Britain.

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.

I think Sweden is known for people being a bit more quiet than other cultures, and I guess it's a mixture: shyness and leaving room for other people to talk. Of course, when people get drunk, all of that disappears.

I love the honesty of New Yorkers. When a New Yorker says 'let's do lunch,' they actually mean it. In L.A., when they say 'let's do lunch,' they're just trying to say good-bye.

I had very few friends. We always ate dinner with our parents. We didn't want to go out. American adolescence was a lot wilder than I would have felt comfortable with.

Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled.

Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family.

I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I'm jealous.

Latin guys dance. American guys don't dance. That's a big difference.

I think Americans are very verbal and Aussies are more circumspect, and that can come across as being clearer. It can also come across as abrupt and cold. Some people find me to be abrupt and cold. That's just my personal style.