[chuviskkk]

First let me state. I am not putting down the manners of Dominicans just making observations.

I have noticed that manners here are differnet than in USA.

I was always taught to open the door for others. Especially when their hands are full or older people.Here very rarely do people open the door for others. You try to get out a door with hands full, finally get the door pulled open, and then three people walk in ahead of you and your arms are full!

I was always taught to never begin eating at the dinner table until everyone was seated, especially the cook. Here everyone is done eating before the cook sits down.

I was taught to say excuse me when you have to walk between 2 people talking. I don't see that very much here.

I was taught to say please and thankyou always, even to the food servers. Here people say why should you say that when its a given that you appriciate something.

I never walked into someones house and grabbed the remote and changed the tleevision station that was on. It happens here alot.

When I leave someones home I try and take my glass and put it in the kitchen. Here they don't even look for an ashtray. Just put the ashes on the floor. And very few times has someone picked up after themselves.

People very rarely pull out the chair for a woman. But they do wipe of the bench for you when your sitting in the park.

Can't think of more right now but I just thought this was very interesting.