Experiential Blog 7

Throughout my trip thus far, I have been able to observe people's attitudes, how people think about time, personal space, and how to treat foreigners. Each place I have visited they all treat time the same way. They follow military time which is different from how we tell time. During my free weekend I went to Paris. I noticed that they don't have much personal space. I saw multiple people kissing on both sides of the persons cheek, while we would never do this. I noticed that some places I went to were more touristsy than the rest. People in Grantham, London, and Vienna were easy to get along with, while Paris and Prague the people weren't so great. When I was in Prague those who would be working at a store or restaurant and i wouldn't give them exact change, they would have s rude attitude. Paris was different, but the locals there don't seem too friendly towards the tourists. I met a couple while in Paris during one of our tours and they mentioned how they had been traveling for a little while. They mentioned that it was very frowned upon in Germany to rest your foot on a subway seat and they threatened that they would have to pay a fine if it happened again. It is interesting to hear others experiences. I can tell by someone's body language and facial expressions on how their attitude is. It is important to respect another culture and to acknowledge others in your surroundings.