Behavioral culture is extremely important to a human's. That is all the more important when arriving a certain country. If you have decided to study the US should learn the most basic things about their cultural behavior.
How to know each other
Like the Vietnamese, in the first encounter of Americans have a habit of shaking hands greeting each other. When handshake must use both their hands to grab the hand of the enemy. Enthusiasm does not show that you have to understand it is your hand in his, that force must be sufficient to form the association. If too loose fist, the enemy will think you do not respect them. Particularly when men want a woman to greet someone by handshake, the noteworthy point: the man should put his hands out in a moderate distance. It's like an invitation, greetings, "you please tell me she was embarking not?" If the woman agrees to actively embrace such hand man responded that "yes, I'm happy ".
For those family members, close friends or acquaintances for a long time no see, Americans also have a more intimate greeting is touching or lightly scented cheeks of the enemy. In the eyes of the Vietnamese people it seems this is not to accept but to live in any environment, you must be familiar with that environment if it is to soon become part of the community.
Taboos in communication when I first talked to an American as they asked questions related to political issues, age, income, or sexual .... If you have missed the odd committed there and that was the last time you started and they met.
When in public places
Thanks and sorry always standing in American communication. Especially in public places such as schools, restaurants, supermarkets, metro station, ... In case of any incident takes place, the apology is always easily accepted.
American culture embodied in both the queue and yield to each other. They have a habit of going through any door in anywhere yet, their predecessors will also stood holding the door, waiting to go back through the steps and then keep going. Especially in traffic, when the signal light and no matter where the police, the media will take the initiative to give way to each other so as not to cause a jam.
To have a happy meal
Americans are very comfortable, they are not bound by any rules of any frills. Just a phone call, you can invite them to your home or a particular restaurant to dine. But Americans take very seriously the time so you have to set the time and place clearly because they hated the delays.
Unlike the Vietnamese, the Americans do not appreciate too much formality. Depending on their economic conditions, but they can invite you to a luxurious restaurant, a small restaurant or cook dinner at home. During the meal, after receiving the banquet invitation, you are the natural choice cuisine and comfortable conversation throughout the meal. Americans do not need a response from your ceremony, but if there is also a good deal.
For meals at the restaurant are indispensable tip (tipping) for service personnel. Usually people usually leave a tip of about 15% of the total amount of the bill payment, or 20% if the service at that restaurant good. Conversely if not good, then you can pay 10% for services. Where you are invited to eat at home, after the end of the meal you should take the initiative to thank the host and especially thank the woman or who take care of the cooking for their families.
With the environment, nature and animals
The Americans were very conscious of environmental protection and animal ecology. so the urban environment in the US is very clean and every family in the US have at least foster a pet, and they also set out the laws to protect them. If you have any bad behavior you do for them will be people around you criticized and penalized according to regulations. You can be closed very serious sin when infringements to nature and wild animal hunting. So, do not be too surprised to see a herd of deer grazing near the highway without a little fear.
There are people who say that in the first three seconds of exposure to the enemy you can comment you are human like. So to make a good impression in his third paper, the choice you make yourself really appropriate behavior and proper.
How to know each other
Like the Vietnamese, in the first encounter of Americans have a habit of shaking hands greeting each other. When handshake must use both their hands to grab the hand of the enemy. Enthusiasm does not show that you have to understand it is your hand in his, that force must be sufficient to form the association. If too loose fist, the enemy will think you do not respect them. Particularly when men want a woman to greet someone by handshake, the noteworthy point: the man should put his hands out in a moderate distance. It's like an invitation, greetings, "you please tell me she was embarking not?" If the woman agrees to actively embrace such hand man responded that "yes, I'm happy ".
For those family members, close friends or acquaintances for a long time no see, Americans also have a more intimate greeting is touching or lightly scented cheeks of the enemy. In the eyes of the Vietnamese people it seems this is not to accept but to live in any environment, you must be familiar with that environment if it is to soon become part of the community.
Taboos in communication when I first talked to an American as they asked questions related to political issues, age, income, or sexual .... If you have missed the odd committed there and that was the last time you started and they met.
When in public places
Thanks and sorry always standing in American communication. Especially in public places such as schools, restaurants, supermarkets, metro station, ... In case of any incident takes place, the apology is always easily accepted.
American culture embodied in both the queue and yield to each other. They have a habit of going through any door in anywhere yet, their predecessors will also stood holding the door, waiting to go back through the steps and then keep going. Especially in traffic, when the signal light and no matter where the police, the media will take the initiative to give way to each other so as not to cause a jam.
To have a happy meal
Americans are very comfortable, they are not bound by any rules of any frills. Just a phone call, you can invite them to your home or a particular restaurant to dine. But Americans take very seriously the time so you have to set the time and place clearly because they hated the delays.
Unlike the Vietnamese, the Americans do not appreciate too much formality. Depending on their economic conditions, but they can invite you to a luxurious restaurant, a small restaurant or cook dinner at home. During the meal, after receiving the banquet invitation, you are the natural choice cuisine and comfortable conversation throughout the meal. Americans do not need a response from your ceremony, but if there is also a good deal.
For meals at the restaurant are indispensable tip (tipping) for service personnel. Usually people usually leave a tip of about 15% of the total amount of the bill payment, or 20% if the service at that restaurant good. Conversely if not good, then you can pay 10% for services. Where you are invited to eat at home, after the end of the meal you should take the initiative to thank the host and especially thank the woman or who take care of the cooking for their families.
With the environment, nature and animals
The Americans were very conscious of environmental protection and animal ecology. so the urban environment in the US is very clean and every family in the US have at least foster a pet, and they also set out the laws to protect them. If you have any bad behavior you do for them will be people around you criticized and penalized according to regulations. You can be closed very serious sin when infringements to nature and wild animal hunting. So, do not be too surprised to see a herd of deer grazing near the highway without a little fear.
There are people who say that in the first three seconds of exposure to the enemy you can comment you are human like. So to make a good impression in his third paper, the choice you make yourself really appropriate behavior and proper.
