At 22:01 1-6-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
>At 06:00 PM 5/29/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
> >producing way to many decibels in conversations.
>
>This has nothing to do with arrogance, and everything to do with cultural
>differences.
I wrote "[..] Americans whose behaviour abroad can only be described as
arrogant and loudmouthed". I think it's rather obvious that "producing way
to many decibels" goes in the "loudmouthed" category, not the "arrogant"
category.
Anyway, cultural differences are not an excuse for being loudmouthed when
you're a tourist from an other country. When you visit an other country
(either as a tourist or on business) you are a guest in an other people's
country; it's nothing more than common decency to behave yourself according
to their customs. It may take some getting used to, but it will definitely
be appreciated (as Sonja and I found out in Thailand).
When you have guests in your house, wouldn't you expect them to live by
your rules while they are there?
Jeroen
_________________________________________________________________________
Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://go.to/brin-l
