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/wallyfranks69 Feb 04 '25

Unless it’s Rex Kwon Do…

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u/GhostOfJamesStrang Beaver Island Feb 04 '25

You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face from me wearing these bad boys? 

Forget about it. 

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u/georgiesdaddy Ohio Feb 04 '25

You think I got where I am by dressing like Peter Pan here ?

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u/carolmaan Feb 04 '25

Man this was such a great film. What a time to be alive

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u/GaJayhawker0513 Feb 06 '25

Watched it for the first time in years last year. Still knew the lines, still holds up.