Are Asians really rude?

[MissLT]

hi you look angry of my post if it bother you I apolgize and I ment I can't say that what they do is 'nt wronge yeah maybi I didn't understande your opinion

I'm not angry at your post. I only get angry at stupid posts. Your post was not.

but the topic hert my feeling Are the Asian really rude

Thank you for bringing this up because this is exactly my point. Reading Digest has its own fans in the States. And with this 'un-scientific" survey they've made about the politeness of different ethnicities, they might or might not realize they have indirectly implanted in some people's mind that Asians are really rude.

To me, the survey has the similar effect to people's mind as like subliminal messages of television commercials. There are people who believe what they've read or seen. And there are people who are easier to persuaded than others.

That's why I posted the article here, so Asians who stop by this forum could set the record straight. Hence, my question of this topic, are Asians really rude or it's just cultural difference? I, myself, would like to believe it's just the cultural difference.

and if I was angry or hated any I will never think of talking about him badly behinde my back and I don't hate any one and I wont talk badly about who I think is bad no matter how bad .

Pardon me?

[jakeson]

It goes that first impression lasts. However, stereotyping is the most stupid thing one can do. I guess there must be understanding of cultural differences prior to making that survey. Saying thank you the Asian way may not be the same as Westerners would do. By the way, what’s the gauge for politeness? To bow is a popular gesture in many of the Asian countries. For Filipinos, a smile is enough to say it. Had the mag considered these factors in doing the survey?

[TuanAnVu]

Hi friends.
I'm so sorry because I couldn't read all the posts on this topic.
I think it's just a difference among the cultures. Some societies are mobile and very open, such as America and European countries. People there change job and move house quite frequently. So they're used to making friends and maintaining their relationship only a short time. It's easy to have a friendly conversation with them, and you can talk about things that Asian cultures would regard as private.
People who's in Asian society would love to maintain a long-term relationships. So they seem to be "rude" as you can say that.
I think it's just a culture clash.
Yours sincerely.

[MissLT]

It goes that first impression lasts. However, stereotyping is the most stupid thing one can do. I guess there must be understanding of cultural differences prior to making that survey. Saying thank you the Asian way may not be the same as Westerners would do. By the way, what’s the gauge for politeness? To bow is a popular gesture in many of the Asian countries. For Filipinos, a smile is enough to say it. Had the mag considered these factors in doing the survey?

What is the Asian way to say thank you, though?

[MissLT]

Hi friends.
I'm so sorry because I couldn't read all the posts on this topic.
I think it's just a difference among the cultures. Some societies are mobile and very open, such as America and European countries. People there change job and move house quite frequently. So they're used to making friends and maintaining their relationship only a short time. It's easy to have a friendly conversation with them, and you can talk about things that Asian cultures would regard as private.
People who's in Asian society would love to maintain a long-term relationships. So they seem to be "rude" as you can say that.
I think it's just a culture clash.
Yours sincerely.

This is not true. Most of them do have friends from kindergarten to college. It depends on how a person takes the friendship. I don't think this has anything to do with the culture.

[jakeson]

My saying about "Asian way of thank you," is more of a generalization. You know that Asia has the most number of countries in the world being the largest continent. Assuming there are more thank 50 countries in Asia, therefore, there are also more than 50 ways of saying thank you in this part of the world. It's but a simple logic.

[MissLT]

Don't you think it would make you feel better if you went to a store to buy something for yourself, the cashier at the register would smile and say thank you? I think this is the difference way of thinkings. In countries that have cashiers who say thank you to you after your transaction becausethank you, you've helped our business. But in the countries cashiers who don't say it because they think you need the products and they sell them. Therefore, it's an even exchange of business. In fact, they think you need them more than they need you. To me, in this aspect, it's quite rude.

[jakeson]

Well, you’re right. But it shouldn’t be generalized as Asian, European, American, Latin etc. Anyway, according to latest survey of Reader’s Digest, Filipinos are the most helpful people in Asia.

[MissLT]

Well, you’re right. But it shouldn’t be generalized as Asian, European, American, Latin etc. Anyway, according to latest survey of Reader’s Digest, Filipinos are the most helpful people in Asia.

You know, it's funny that I always thought Japan was a country that would be presented for Asia as like some other Asian countries. And whatever people tried to test, they would try it on Japan. However, in this test, they only tried the Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Indian. How weird is that!

[jakeson]

A friend told me that most of the Americans associate Asian to Chinese and Japanese only. How sad.