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Originally Posted by speeder
People who have manners and common sense to start with never have a problem anywhere they go. It's the vast majority of other people who need a special primer on what not to do while abroad, etc...
I've seen plenty of foreigners with beautiful manners, in fact I see them everyday. So I don't know what you're referring to there. But you're a guy who's never going to travel, so what does it matter, right?  |
I'm going to travel in my own back yard, so to speak. I could start singling out specific behaviors of foreign expats that I don't care for, but that isn't the point. The point is we've allowed our culture to change for the worse (IMO, of course) and a lot of that has to do with behavior imported not just from other countries, but other parts of this country.
But I'm expected to not offend someone in their own country through a benign gesture? Then the rule applies here. It's one or the other. I can either accept other cultures for what they are here on U.S. soil and they can accept me sitting crossed legged. (Just an example, Angela, not picking on you.)
If they don't intend to offend, neither do I. It is careless? I suppose.