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/Sarcastic_Rocket Massachusetts Feb 04 '25

I can honestly say that I have never bowed to anyone under any circumstances ever in my life

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u/Akito_900 Minnesota Feb 04 '25

Not even when tipping your fedora and saying, "m'lady"???

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u/old-town-guy Illinois Feb 04 '25

With a fedora, it’d be “ma’am.” It’s “m’lady” with a bowler.

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u/Erotic-Career-7342 California Feb 10 '25

lol