Are Americans Completely Devoid Of Manners?

Question

Or is that just a presumption of other countries?

Answer 1

Yes unfortunately some of then are very self centered. Not all of us are like that by any means. I was raised with good manners and try to keep them to this day. I also raised my daughter to have good manners which she does.

Answer 2

well is suppose that would all depend on what you considered manners. of course there are some in america that would be devoid of what one could call manners. that would be natural in any part of the world. no matter where you go you cannot escape rude people. as for it being a presumption of other countries well i suppose many would consider us rude. especialy now with our president representing us in such a "wonderful" manner to the rest of the world but simply no, Americans are not completely devoid of manners. that would be a very large feat for the entire population of any country to simply discard all manners. Some countrys simply have better reputations for hospitality but if you were to go there you would still find at least one person who would be rude.

Answer 3

Not all are, just some. I have relatives that lack manners. Years ago, we sent my aunt a gift card for her bd/Christmas. Her response, instead of "thanks" was that it cost her x amount more to get what she wanted. What did she expect, us to mail her the difference? And it is not as if she was not taught manners when she was a child.

Answer 4

No, not at all. I am British and find Americans to generally be much more polite than the British. A basic common courtesy seems to exist much more here than in the UK.

Answer 5

To date, I've not met many exceptions. Yes. Americans as a rule do seem unable to grasp the concept of "others", be it other people in a restaurant, other people in your general vicinity when you fart, or other countries.

Answer 6

Could be... the problem is probably that most Americans in their growing years are raised by daycare facilities since both parents have to go to work and parents are too busy to teach them right from wrong when it comes to manners. Schools don't teach etiquette either.

Answer 7

It's a presumption of other countries. Remember, overgeneralizing gives you cancer.

Answer 8

At least we clean up after ourselves.

I saw a story recently about the difference between Starbucks in the US and the UK. In the UK, the Starbucks are filthy, because the patrons expect the employees to clean up after them. In the US we throw away our own trash.

Answer 9

It depends on which manners you were instructed. Manners are a relative thing. When in Rome?

Answer 10

Are Polish grandmothers completely devoid of blueberry pierogis when money is scarce?