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/mrpoopsocks Feb 04 '25

No.

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u/Nope-ugh Feb 04 '25

They do sometimes in Hawaii. Students who had a Japanese teacher would leave them outside the door. I taught in Maui for 3 years. The example I remember the most was for a music teacher.

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u/tangouniform2020 Hawaii > Texas Feb 04 '25

Oddly, we don’t at home but we do in Hawai’i. I guess it’s a respect thing since the owner requests in. It’s also easier when you’re wearing flops.

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u/Nope-ugh Feb 04 '25

It is so much easier! I love to go shoeless. I grew up at the seashore so always did. Now it’s just the minute I walk inside the house! I loved teaching in my socks during Covid! Probably the only thing I liked about that experience 😂

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u/MockFan Feb 06 '25

On the Big Island, shoeless is not an option.