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When both men and women are hiking along the trail, it's usually the guy which says hello only.
I said the same to my wife and itīs the same with us. Seems to be common.
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Also, in more isolated areas where there are few hikers, people usually say hi but on popular trails where you come across people so often hiking in groups they are busy chatting away amongst themselves that they don't saying hi.
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Do you say "hi" to everyone walking on busy street in Munchen or Dortmund? This is what Berg Lake trail in summer is.
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Kinda like how everyone is generally friendlier in a small town but in the big city people keep to themselves or group
OK, so obviously the reason for our impression was the extremely busy trail, not the country.
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Second factor is annoyance -- you go to nature to escape 'civilization' and instead have to fight human hordes -- such as intolerant kids at Kinney campground as you reported etc.
I mean, people probably know that Berg Lake is busy and easy, even for families. (But to be honest I was very impressed by the ladies who pushed their strollers up to Kinney lake.) Do you think that people on that trail are really annoyed?
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I've come across Germans hiking in Wells Gray Park quite frequently. I find they are no different.
Maybe not in behaviour but itīs easy to identify Germans: We usually wear Jeans on the trail and functional clothing anywhere else.
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and you were exactly where???
Kinney Lake and Whitehorn.