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

[Bemmzim]

In a message dated 6/12/01 12:49:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< On the 
 other hand, we expect tourists to make some accomodations, like not showing 
 obnoxious behaviour, or smoke in a non-smoking area, claiming that "you 
 have the right to smoke wherever and whenever you want". >>

The vast majority of Americans are quite used to not smoking in public places 
like restaurants. You simply can't do that here. My experience that smoking 
in public places is much more common in europe than US. The type of behavior 
you describe seems to me to be generic tourist behavior not all specific or 
typical for US citizens at home or abroad.