Behaviour tips for 'ugly Americans'

The Straits Times-World, Tue April 18th 2006

The reputation of ugly Americans abroad are becoming worryingly accurate and the US State Department wants to give these Americans an image makeover by issuing tips on how to behave while travelling. Personally, i believe that the way one acts and behaves gives people an impression of the kind of person we are. So it is important for one to behave and leave a good impression especially if one is travelling into a foreign country. When we are in another country, we must pay attention to the way we behave as what we do may have great influence on how others think of our country. If we misbehave, people will have misconceptions about our country and think that allpeople in our country are generally rude and ill-mannered, and thus will avoid visiting the country. However if we just learn to behave and potray some good mannerism, people will be impressed by our behaviour and will generally have an overall good impression of the country. Therefore our behaviour is important as it is a form of common etiquette, and we should learn to control it and behave properly.