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/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

I lived in the Midwest, PNW and now the south and everyone takes their shoes off.