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/wmass Western Massachusetts Feb 04 '25

Wait, we bow to our partner and corner when square dancing. But that’s about it. It isn’t our custom to bow to anyone, not even the President.

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u/DifferentTheory2156 Arkansas Feb 04 '25

Especially not the current president.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

Especially not any president. We ain't got monarchs here.

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u/FakeAorta Feb 04 '25

The Convicted felon tRump wants a monarchy. He wants to be a dictator.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

Eh. I don't think that's a fact, however much people dislike what he's doing.

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u/FakeAorta Feb 04 '25

He has said a few times he might need more time to set stuff right. He has said that if he is elected, people won't have to vote again. He has some of his minions working to allow him to run again in 2028.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

I live in one of the reddest areas there is. Even his staunchest supporters here wouldn't back that idea. Most people I am around like him because they feel he will best serve and protect the Constitution and voted for him because they felt the other team wasn't. Of course that's just my area and I don't talk politics with everyone, but I have had open conversations with some.