Re: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes (wasRe:Hardworking?)

[Dan Minette]

> On the  other hand, we expect tourists to make some accomodations, like
not showing
> obnoxious behaviour,

Well, if you don't include laughing out loud as obnoxious, or mangling Dutch
while trying to sayiplease and thank you in Dutch, that's quite reasonable
indeed.

or smoke in a non-smoking area, claiming that "you
> have the right to smoke wherever and whenever you want".
>

If that were tried here, I'd go up to the person myself and tell them to
stop.  If that didn't work, I'd complain to management, loudly if need be.
Any American who claims that they have the right to smoke where they please
is just blowing smoke at you, they should know better because it is our
custom and law that they don't have that right."

Dan M.