I fail to see the difference between this "sloppy" woman in flip flops and the other two's footwear.
Posted on 08/05/2015 9:27:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I fail to see the difference between this "sloppy" woman in flip flops and the other two's footwear.
I suppose it all depends on how you chose to read it. If you’re doing business with people of some culture not American it’s good to keep in mind the things we do that confuse/ offend them, it’s just good business to not offend the people whose money you’re trying to get. Even more so if said business brings you to them, their country their rules. Americans do have a tendency to be a bull in the China shop. Probably because we’re so big, you can spend a lot of time in America and never run into another culture. People from smaller countries tend to be a bit more aware that other places (many of which are just a couple of hours drive away) don’t do things the same way. We even have similar problems sticking to purely American sub-cultures. My BIL has spent most of his life in small towns, when he comes to the “big city” of Tucson he’s all small town chatty with clerks and they tend to get confused because here it’s strictly business. And conversely when I go to small towns the clerks tend to think I’m rude because I’m strictly business.
Whenever you go someplace that’s not “home” there will be some level of culture clash.
Sorry, haggle. Thanks for correcting me.
Is that an open invitation, bigdaddy?
Seeing your dentist isn’t on there either.
#1 Never tell an American that we are doing something wrong or how its better where they are from.
#2 never tell an American how crappy this country is (then follow it up with "could you help me immigrate here")
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#13 is BS I think wiping their butt with their left hand is more disgusting...
Sure, let a female try to slide in beside a muslim taxi driver and see what happens.
I find “other countries” generally offensive.
Ewww...
Adding to that, if you are the first customer of the day, barter harder. You may get an even better deal, as they consider making a sale to the first customer of the day to be very lucky, and not making that sale to be very unlucky.
We have to worry about multiculturalism when dealing with foreigners here.
We have to worry about multiculturalism when dealing with foreigners there.
When do they need to start worrying about us?
Interesting source: the Collins dictionary, which first came into being in 1979.
I think the French realize they have much bigger problems than boorish Americans and that they may need our help again soon. Haha.
Having been in both big and small cities I can get annoyed when the cashier just chats and chats with the customers when I just want to pay and get out the door with my purchase.
But ultimately getting steamed only hurts me. If it’s so important, I just will shop where it’s more efficient to pay in the future.
That might as well be forever given the pace of modern society. 1979 was a downright quaint time.
But when traveling abroad, they will not only out you as a tourist …Does that mean, more than your appearance so “outs” you?
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