American Culture Post
For this post, I though I would share some

things that are considered rude to Americans, that way if you are planning on traveling here you don’t accidentally offend someone. Of course, these may vary by person but in general, many Americans would find the actions listed below very rude.
•staring at someone
•pointing at someone
•not saying sorry if you bump into someone
•not saying sorry if you are in someone’s way
• invading someone’s personal space
•not saying please and thank you
•talking about money
•not tipping
•smoking indoors or near people
•commenting on someone’s appearance in a negative way
•not shaking someone’s hand if they offer it to you ( if you can’t shake hands or feel uncomfortable doing so, simply say that and it will be okay)
•avoiding eye contact (this is a really big one)
•if someone asks “how are you”, it’s rude to not ask them after you respond
• if someone says good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good night, you would typically respond back by saying good morning, afternoons,evening, or night as well
• if someone tells you about something bad that happened to them, we usually would say “I’m sorry” to be polite. It doesn’t mean that we had anything to do with the situation, more that we are expressing sadness that the situation happened
•usually when we make eye contact with a stranger we either give them a small smile or maybe say good morning ( or afternoon, evening, night. It depend on the time of day)
•Americans make a lot of small talk. Not engaging in small talk or being dismissive may be seen as rude
•eating with your mouth open
• and finally, not saying excuse me when trying to get by someone