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Re:I’m leaving China by bsder on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @08:18PM (#17554668)
> Being in other countries like China and France really makes me appreciate how world class the customer service is in America.

I can't speak about China, but I'm going to call you out on France as a counterexample.

I have had very good service every time I have been to France.

I speak a very little French, and executed most things in English and people were as friendly and helpful as they were anywhere in the US.

I suspect that a lot of Americans get in trouble because they don't really internalize the fact that "Hey, I'm in a different place and the norms are different. Pay attention--you might have to adjust."

Wanna see rude? Try being an indecisive Californian in the front of a line in a New York City sandwich shop at lunch rush and watch what happens.

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Re:I’m leaving China by abecedarius on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @09:09PM (#17554881)
NYC people are more blunt than rude, in my experience (Californian who's spent a couple years there). There's a fun little cartoon book that gets into the logic of this: https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Tips-Etiquette-Nathan-Pyle/dp/0...
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