Germans are like this too. We had German friends who told my parents that if they brought me with them anywhere it would be better if I never spoke as Germans preferred to see children but not hear them. My mom was amazing and allowed me to bring a book, pens, paper whatever wherever we went so as to not annoy the Germans. I was a pretty mouthy kid but soon we were doing so much with other Americans with noisy kids that it didn't matter as much.