Michael- You said:
"From my experiences,some American students can really be a pain...."

Yes. And some can be an absolute joy. I find it a bit more rewarding to focus 
on them (well, sometimes. . .). :) Just generally though this strikes me as a 
bit of the fundamental attribution error at work, perhaps. I've had students 
from the US who were pains. But also students who were pains from Mexico, Saudi 
Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Canada, Russia. . . . I mentioned those 
particular ones because I've also had students from each of those countries who 
were delightful and responsible students.

But, also in response to the above quote: And so can some United States faculty 
be a pain- I'm sure I've had my moments at faculty meetings, for example. 
(Michael- As the "TIPS cross-cultural dude", were you referring to experience 
with students from all the Americas? Else, some would be rather likely to take 
offense. At a cultural slight.)
Tim

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Timothy O. Shearon, PhD
Professor and Chair Department of Psychology
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID 83605
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and 
systems

"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker

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