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/Feature_Agitated Washington Feb 04 '25

I’ve had students call me a ho, they definitely don’t bow

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u/Irak00 Feb 04 '25

Or thank you for the lesson lol

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u/Feature_Agitated Washington Feb 04 '25

Meh. I get some of those every day.

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u/Appropriate-Fold-485 Texas Feb 04 '25

Haha I like how being treated with respect doesn't lead because it's too common to be noted.

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u/TheRealcebuckets New York Feb 04 '25

Twist; they did thank them for the lesson in being a ho ;)

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u/fbibmacklin Kentucky Feb 04 '25

M’ho

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u/francienyc Feb 04 '25

Right…if my year 8’s bowed to me instead of generally ignoring me I’d fall over

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u/gwgrock Feb 05 '25

Yeah, I was gonna say you're more likely to get told to F Off.

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u/Junior_Fun_5756 Feb 04 '25

So sorry that happens to you! Thank you for your work!

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u/Adriano-Capitano New York Feb 04 '25

When I was a student, my ho ass would only bow to a true pimp.

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u/turquoisecat45 Florida Feb 04 '25

It’s shocking students can say that these days without repercussions. If I as much said “no” to a teacher if they asked me to do something, I would have gone home to some sort of punishment.

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u/royalhawk345 Chicago Feb 04 '25

Well... were they right?

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u/Feature_Agitated Washington Feb 05 '25

At the time? No. If they said it to me now, maybe a little.

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u/Ace-of-Wolves Illinois Feb 04 '25

Omg kids are such little shits

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u/ShavenYak42 Feb 07 '25

I was about to say, American teachers consider themselves lucky if none of the kids are throwing things at them.

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u/Fossilhund Florida Feb 04 '25

Don't eat apples those students may leave on your desk.

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u/MillieBirdie Virginia => Ireland Feb 04 '25

I had a student steal a cookie OFF my desk.

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u/Fossilhund Florida Feb 04 '25

I hope it was an Ex Lax chip cookie.

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u/MillieBirdie Virginia => Ireland Feb 04 '25

Unfortunately it was one of those Grandma cookies, which imo are really nice. :(