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Old 03-27-2008, 09:16 PM   #166
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No, seriously, what kind of customs do you think we Canadians have that can be considered rude?
Just off the top of my head, what they could find rude et al include
  • professionalism of students in schools (sleeping in class, slouching, etc)
  • attitudes towards authoritative figures (teachers, cops, etc)
  • slow drivers in the left lane... heh
  • attitudes of "don't care" employees that don't take responsibility for their work
  • business attire and attitudes (i.e. different customs)
  • treatment of elders (i.e. sending them to old folks home)
  • tolerance of children being rude
  • table manners (differ from country to country)
  • possibly use of inappropriate words in a derogatory manner... gay, lame, ######ed (personally this bothers me the most)
Note that I grew up in Canada myself so they arn't a concern of mine (except the last point - that really bothers me, but I digress), just pointing ones I could see a foreigner seeing.
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