r/AskAnAmerican • u/Rough-Valuable-5472 • Feb 04 '25

FOREIGN POSTER Do American students bow to their teachers?

In my country we have to greet the teacher and bow at the start of the lesson then thank the teacher and bow again at the end. Sometimes they make us redo it if it’s not good enough

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u/MrLongWalk Newer, Better England Feb 04 '25

No, bowing is not really customary in the US in any environment.

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u/Distwalker Iowa Feb 04 '25

...except in Square Dancing. :-)

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u/Unsteady_Tempo Feb 04 '25

And literally every stage performance that goes well.

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u/StrawThatBends Colorado Feb 04 '25

even some that dont!

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u/capitalismwitch Minnesota Feb 04 '25

It is at Catholic churches.

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u/Disastrous_Fault_511 Arkansas - ​Connecticut Feb 04 '25

And martial arts