Decidedly American Behaviors That Are Considered to Be Rude In Other Countries

The wonderfully plain-spoken series The Infographics Show explains via entertaining animation, a few of the decidedly typical behaviors of tourists from the United States that are considered to be rude in other cultures and countries around the world. Issues such as loudness, timeliness (or lack thereof) and public displays of affection are amongst the most concerning.

The question is, are the ‘yanks’ really that rude? That’s what we intend to find out in this episode of The Infographics Show, American Behaviors Considered Rude Around the World. Please be warned, there are a lot of stereotypes in here.

Infographics also took a look at taboos and superstitions around the world, noting that what may be verboten in one culture is fully embraced in another.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.