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  • Practical Planet: Avoiding the

    Interesting site. I do have some remarks. "You have to blow your own horn" Typical American. It makes me laugh right after putting me off. In most of the world what counts are facts and not a big mouth about how great you are. It's perceived as arrogance. Shut up and prove it.... more

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  • Rated by kingevx on Oct 26, 12:24am

    Yeah this is all true Americans are very self centered

  • Rated by jammypack on May 22, 6:57am

    living in japan as an american, i find it magnifies such cultural differences. i came here trying to experience a more harmonious group culture. i am often amazed to what lengths japanese people will go in the name of group dynamics. while i think my viewpoint has changed considerably, i still do find my own ingrained individualism ruffling feathers from time to time. to think i once thought of myself a more selfless individual compared to the average american, it only took a few months living here to realize i am not so different after all. this article was great in pointing out a lot of these cultrual differences we as americans often take for granted, and i think more than anything the message is to think before you stink. the best advice when traveling or dealing with other cultures is to keep it low key, observe what other people are doing and do your best to be gracious at all times, not just when it is convenient to do so.

  • Rated by naziakhan85 on May 22, 4:04am

    well must say its a insight.......

  • Rated by dexter709 on May 17 2009, 12:04pm

    Priceless !! Guatemala: Flexible time sense | USA: Punctuality

  • Reviewed by civver on May 12 2009, 9:14pm

    Some good points here.

  • Rated by CSMastermind on May 12 2009, 8:06am

    Very interesting observations.

  • Reviewed by electrifried on Jan 22 2009, 6:09am

    What do I think about when I think of America? Consumerism, Maccas and rabid followings of lame fads and trends

  • Rated by JuicyInTheSky on Dec 07 2008, 10:03pm

    I definitely saw that many of the French felt this way when I went to Paris. Unfortunately, a lot of those stereotypical American qualities are also the ones that allow American women to be more confident and free than any other women in the world. I can't really stomach pretending to have none of those qualities. (Oh, and don't be blonde in France either - NO ONE is blonde except American tourists.)