Response To The Presentation Of Behavior In Public Places

The presentation about Chapter 18, Behavior in Public Places, talks about general behaviors and common manners around public places in the United States. The presenter divided the behaviors in public places in two parts, rules for behaviors and communication behaviors. I agreed with all the contents the presentation contained. Also, I think these behaviors are all based on the Americans’ values and assumptions. Equality and individualism, which are significant Americans’ values and assumptions, affect the American behaviors in public places. ‘Line up, and wait your turn’ rule implies the idea of equality, one of the American values and assumptions. When the group of people wait for the service, people are supposed to line up and wait for their turn. On page 204 from American ways, it says, “This behavior reflects their notion that all people are equal, in the sense that no one has the privilege of going directly to the front of a line” (Althen, G & Bennett, J, 2011). Another example would be ‘Don’t block the view’. During the special occasions when the places get very crowded such as festival, parade, people at the front are expected to be seated keep their bodies low so that people behind are be …show more content…
The rules for behavior in public places, such as to line up and wait for their turns, and not to block the view, reflect equality and individualism that all people have equal right to have services and should not distract others. Furthermore, communication behaviors in public places are based on the American assumptions of equality and individualism such as to keep the voice down in public places not to distract others and to avoid touching not to make others feel uncomfortable (Althen, G & Bennett, J, 2011,