American Culture: Are Americans Rude?

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Index
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Dressing casually
1:49 Answering the question, "How are you?"
3:22 Not saying "please."
3:56 Protecting one's personal space
5:08 Asking for separate checks
5:49 Making eye contact
6:23 Arriving "fashionably late"
7:56 Personalizing possessions

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