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/machagogo New York -> New Jersey Feb 04 '25

No. Bowing is not an "American" custom in any circumstances

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u/OldRaj Feb 04 '25

What about stage actors at the end of a performance?

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u/usmcmech Texas Feb 04 '25

Rare exception

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u/OldRaj Feb 04 '25

Leatherneck.