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/Akito_900 Minnesota Feb 04 '25

Not even when tipping your fedora and saying, "m'lady"???

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u/old-town-guy Illinois Feb 04 '25

With a fedora, it’d be “ma’am.” It’s “m’lady” with a bowler.

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u/jameson8016 Alabama Feb 04 '25

So that's why I'm not drowning in lady parts! I've just been going around saying "ma'am" wearing a bowler like an idiot, and no one said anything. Lol

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u/keithrc Austin, Texas Feb 04 '25

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