Comment by elkos

While it might be a cultural issue, I have to admit that this isn't the case with many Germans. I interact daily in open-source projects I'm involved with. While they are direct most of them seem very respectful and welcoming. From time to time some people might seem a bit more arrogant but I think that there might be a cultural bias too at play here.

Kudos for assisting your colleagues with better communication in English, I think this practice could be useful for many organizations with people that speak English as a foreign language.