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Chinese tourists have a bad rep for being rude, kinda like American tourists. I wonder if there is something about being a world power that makes you more rude in other countries.
One major difference I've observed is that the Chinese respect personal space and queuing less than Americans. A Chinese person is much more likely to stand right next to you, like shoulder to shoulder, than an American is. Chinese people, by my observation, are also more likely to cut in line.
Yes, those were probably the two biggest differences.
In fact, I still can’t wrap my head around their queuing norms. People do stand in lines while others are mobbing through and they don’t seem upset about the situation.
Being there actually completely changed my mind about one of our norms. Chinese people don’t wait for people who are taking pictures in public. They just walk right through and I think they’re right to do so. If you want to take up a bunch of public space for a picture, you should be the one who waits for the crowd to clear.
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