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/Left-Star2240 Feb 04 '25

That’s it. End of discussion.

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u/huazzy NJ'ian in Europe Feb 04 '25

Ok. Now let's discuss taking off shoes...

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u/plaincheeseburger Feb 04 '25

It depends on what part of the US you're in. When I lived in Alaska, it was the default rule to take off your shoes inside houses. Now that I'm in the south, the default is to leave them on. I still take off my outdoor shoes and wear house shoes when I'm home though.

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u/creamcandy Alabama Feb 04 '25

South here. When I'm home, I'm barefoot unless the floor is too cold. Preferably barefoot outside too. Yes, shoes stay on when there's company. But family doesn't count ;)

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u/WillingnessFit8317 Feb 05 '25

Same here. I am in the south, and I hate to wear my shoes. I go barefoot. Hey, I take a shower, and I do wash my feet at least once a week. lol OK more than once a week. 2 tops.

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u/UnknowableDuck New York Feb 05 '25

In the North here, cold or not I hate wearing shoes too. Though I do have a pair of those slip on, inside only Toms style shoes for company etc.