Culture

Americans often find foreign languages and cultures fascinating, so you'll probably have lots of inquiries about where you're from. These kinds of queries are almost always asked with friendliness and curiosity. Shaking hands while meeting someone new or being introduced is considered polite. In less formal settings, it is frequently left out. Leave roughly an arm's length of personal space between yourself and others unless it's extremely crowded.

Adults should avoid approaching or addressing youngsters they do not know directly (although why would you do this in the first place?). Urban American youngsters are raised to be suspicious of strangers. There's a danger that someone nearby will incorrectly assume that you want to phone the police. If a male adult and a female youngster are involved, it may potentially lead to charges of attempted statutory rape or something even more serious like contributing to a minor's delinquency in some metro areas/regions. Address the adult the youngster is with if you have something to say to them.

In the United States of America, videotaping in any indoor public space is strongly discouraged and may easily result in eviction from the property, even without warning. Shopping centers, shops, restaurants (including Hooters and Tilted Kilt restaurants), museums, arcades, movie theaters, nightclubs, bars, taverns, and stadiums are among the locations where guests are specifically prohibited from videotaping. Additionally, strip clubs and other places where clothing is optional often forbid the use of cameras (both still and moving picture). Additionally, certain theme parks—most notably Six Flags amusement parks, many of whose attractions are even covered by copyright—forbid videotaping.