What do you like about American manners? What do you dislike?
While I am staying the UWEC, I am really startled by classroom etiquete bettween student and teacher. Unlike our country, the relationship between student and teacher is less formal than our country do. I think that American students do not have a difficulty to express thier opinions against teacher's during the class. Teacher, also, does not seem to dislike this kind of behavior. Instead, teacher encourage students to express their opinions. However, in our country, it is normally accepted that even if teacher's opinion is different from my opinion, we should not prevail our opinion against teacher because we believe that it is so rude. Due to this kind of education environment in the USA, most American students would have a more progressive attitude toward their class.
I don't understand ther reason why I have to pay 'Tip' in restaurant. I heard that paying tip is an expression about receiving a good serving. I also agree that paying tip is a good manner but it makes customer uncomfortable. In our country, the tip is included in the price of food. Therefore, we do not need to consider how much we have to pay for tip and the worker who serves food also do not need to care the money which they will receive from customer because they will receive their serving fee from employer.
I agree, the classroom etiquete here isn America is different! It is also less formal than in Austria and the clothes style too!!
ReplyDeleteI guess "Tip" is an important income for the waiter. They earn not so much money so they need it.
Yes. Education system is very different compare with Asiam countries. for Tips, it is just common in US.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering if you can say one learning enironment results in learning that is remembered longer. Of course there are advantages to each system, for example with a teacher centered approach, the students definitly know what they need to know and they study and study until they know it - or can produce the correct answer. Of course professors here at UWEC vary, but many are student centered. In those classes do you know what you have learned? Do my questions make sense to you???
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if tips were included, especially for the waiters, but then with our system, we can communicate we appreciated the service or if it needed to be better, based on the amount of tip.