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CUSTOMS VARY WITH
CULTURE
Many American customs may surprise you; the same thing
happens to us when we visit another country. People living in varied cultures
handle many small daily things differently. The constant restless motion of
Americans may be startling at first. People in the flat
Our
Lack of Knowledge about Other Lands
You may come upon Americans who lack knowledge about
your country. If so, be patient with them. Unfortunately, we do not teach
enough about other cultures, customs, or even geography in our schools; we have
always been so insulated by oceans that we are not readily exposed to different
cultures and other ways of doing things. If Americans crudely try to help you
with something that has long been totally familiar to you, if they confuse your
country with another thousands of miles away, be
patient. This huge continent has been developed from virgin land into the
modern dynamo that it is now in a remarkably short time- about 300 years. We
have been absorbed with our own growth, with road building, city building, free education for millions of children, the assimilation of
countless strangers; with the inventions, discoveries, and developments that
our science and technology have contributed to the world. Our attention has
been inward, not global, through most of these 300 years. A "
world" scene has come to the
Doing
Your Own Things
Because our people have come from so many
nationalities, there is a far wider range of what is "
acceptable" than in some countries where the inhabitants have grown
up with a common heritage. As a result, no one needs to feel uncomfortable in
following his or her own customs. Although Americans are noticeably informal,
if you prefer somewhat greater formality, feel free to act in your own way.
This will be acceptable to those around you. As the young say, each person can
do his own thing, behave independently and be respected here to a very large
extent.
Personal
Questions
Conversational questions may seem to you both too
personal and too numerous-especially when you first arrive. "
Where do you work?" " Are you
married?" " How many children do you
have?" are not personal questions by Americans standards. They are a
search for common ground on which to build a relationship or base a
conversation. Understand that such questions are meant to be friendly; the
questioner is interested in you, in your life and your business; he or she is
not being impatient.