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That's just how Chinese and most Asian culture is in general. If you bump into someone, they generally don't say 'sorry' or 'excuse me.' They have no concept of lining up, most don't give up their seats for the elderly or pregnant. There's so much hustle, bustle and jostling.
No they don't. That wasn't the only city in China I was in. What you say may be true in a crowded place, but most of China is not at all crowded, and overall, I'd rank the Chinese (both mainland and Taiwan) as the most patiently courteous and helpful people in the world, always willing to stop what they're doing to assist a stranger, and generally solicitous of other people's needs.
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Montreal, everyone scowled at us, whether I spoke French or English, everyone was rude and unhelpful , unfriendly , cold and quite aggressive .
I don't know how long it's been since you were in Montreal, but it has changed enormously in the past couple of decades. It used to be notorious for its outrageous disdain for anyone who was not French Canadian, but in recent years it has turned around, and on my recent visits, I had nothing but pleasant encounters with everyone in Montreal and rural Quebec. Quite honestly, that really surprised me, since I used to live in Montreal in the 60s. Quebecers, even if they knew English, would refuse to speak it, but now they are quite friendly and openly accommodating in that respect.
Quebec might be the only place in the world where Americans are treated better than Canadians, since they resent the Anglophone Canadians for refusing to learn to speak French. They give Americans a pass for that justifiable defect.
No need to be sorry - Moscow is infamous for rudeness, downright obnoxiousness and it's unanimously hated by the rest of Russia (as a rule.)
PS. I like what one American said long time ago, when someone was slamming the door in our face somewhere in subway; "You can never describe Russians with one word, because you almost always have to add something opposite at the end. Looking at this fella slamming the door in my face you can say right away that Russians are rude, yet at the same time when you are invited at their homes, they are the most gracious hosts."
All true)))
I think this sums it up. In my experience, Russians tend to be very rude in public and very warm in private.
No they don't. That wasn't the only city in China I was in. What you say may be true in a crowded place, but most of China is not at all crowded, and overall, I'd rank the Chinese (both mainland and Taiwan) as the most patiently courteous and helpful people in the world, always willing to stop what they're doing to assist a stranger, and generally solicitous of other people's needs.
I don't know how long it's been since you were in Montreal, but it has changed enormously in the past couple of decades. It used to be notorious for its outrageous disdain for anyone who was not French Canadian, but in recent years it has turned around, and on my recent visits, I had nothing but pleasant encounters with everyone in Montreal and rural Quebec. Quite honestly, that really surprised me, since I used to live in Montreal in the 60s. Quebecers, even if they knew English, would refuse to speak it, but now they are quite friendly and openly accommodating in that respect.
Quebec might be the only place in the world where Americans are treated better than Canadians, since they resent the Anglophone Canadians for refusing to learn to speak French. They give Americans a pass for that justifiable defect.
We spent a Month in Montreal in 2005 or 2006 I think it was and then I had spent almost 3 months there in the late 80s , in 2 chunks.
Being a fluent French speaker had no softening effect on the Montreal speakers whatsover, they declined to understand either my English or my French.
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Hong Kong
People tend to be unfriendly when they're constantly navigating their way through crowds.
HK is probably even worse than Singapore. Although I don't speak Cantonese so I can't really compare.
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