[sc_rufctr]

Just be yourself. Being polite can't hurt and it's is something I do normally.

The "loud American" tourist cliche is just that, a cliche and really old. The world is much smaller now. The more people I meet from other countries the more I realise we're all much the same. I travel to Asia a lot for a charity I volunteer for and I've never had a problem. But I have to wear a suit when I'm there so maybe that affects how people treat me.