How rude...

It is amazing to see how different our cultures are. There are many things I have noticed that just stick out.

These guys don't hold anything open for you. I am not saying this in a bad way, I am purely just pointing it out. You could be walking towards an elevator, looking at someone inside and the guy will watch the doors close right as you get close. Or you could be right behind someone about to go into the same door they are going in, and they won't even pretend to try to hold the door open for you. And this isn't like a once in a while thing, it happens all the time.

At first it really pissed me off, but then I soon realized why it is like this. There are more then a billion people in this country. If you hold the door open for one person, there are a thousand more people right behind them and you will never get a chance to let go of the door because they just keep coming.

I held the door open for this one girl, and I was about to let go when a large group of people started to rush through it. I had to finally just let the door go in a guys face. Oh well.

People don't look you in the eye either. You could be walking right passed them, but they won't acknowledge your existence. No "hi" or "whats up" or nothing. I am not really sure why it is like this. I guess they get tired of saying "hi" to the 1.2 billion people that live here.

However, if two people see each other, and they know each other, they will go the extra step to shake hands. I mean, I saw one guy on one side of the room going one way and another guy on the other side of the room going the other way, but as soon as they saw each other, they both walked half way across the room just to shake hands.

I am not a big fan of this hand shaking business though. I would rather just nod my head and say "whats up?" But then, I am like all the other Americans, lazy. But, like they say, when in Rome...

And the girls are so shy. I will look at one square in the eye and she will immediately turn away. Maybe it is because they think I am ugly, who knows. But they keep looking back at me but they turn away as soon as I look back. Not sure what is up with that. But its funny.

At first all these things upset me, but then I realized its just the way things are. Different continents, different cultures. I suppose if I grew up and lived here, I would be the same way.