tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523754873880542370.post5958134749243642345..comments2009-07-12T21:29:03.640-07:00Comments on Summer of 2009 at Cornell University: Tomorrow is the day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523754873880542370.post-58956030712099164402009-06-24T20:23:25.674-07:002009-06-24T20:23:25.674-07:00Louisa,
I read with interest your comments about ...Louisa,<br /><br />I read with interest your comments about the students sitting behind you and what you perceived as rudeness. I'm sure I would have reacted similarly with the exception that I might have turned around, stared them right in their collective eyes and made a POLITE comment requesting that they behave.<br /><br />I'm sure that you already know this but some cultures have different takes on how to behave around others. For instance, in China spitting is perfectly acceptable .In Japan, you hand your business card to someone with both hands and the recipient had better not put it in their back pockets. In the Middle East you're expected to burp after your meal to show how much you appreciate the fine food.<br /><br />What's important, though, is that before you ever go into someplace foreign you had better find out what the customs are for the place you're going so you can assimilate and blend in without creating an international incident.<br /><br />I'm guessing that until the day you die you'll remember the rudeness of those students. Just like you are the ambassadors of our community, they're the ambassadors of theirs and right now you will walk away having a very negative impression of wherever they're from.<br /><br />Imagine how you might feel if your classmates went home thinking that Herculeans were rude, obnoxious, inconsiderate and ungrateful? Knowing you all the way I do, I'm betting that everyone you meet will be asking how they can vacation and spend some time in beautiful Hercules.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com