American tourists have their reputation for a reason.". As a whole, we do no believe in the idea of “when in Rome …â€
I was watching Bill Mahr (sp?) in one of his stand up routines. He said that there are times when he is embarrassed to be an American and tells people that “he is Swissâ€. My mom was on Lufthansa once and told be that when the announcement comes to buckle up you hear one “click†(everyone buckles up) but on a US carrier, well, no need to go there.
I do not believe that the foreign FA’s are good because they are “subservient†as someone suggested. I believe it is because they hired on to do a job, and they will do it as trained and they are proud of their job. When I was in Tokyo a few years back, I noticed that nearly everyone I saw took pride in what they did. The taxi drivers are in clean uniforms wearing white gloves and were always helpful and courteous (some even spoke English), The street cleaners were friendly and took a certain pride in a job well done. It is a different culture.