Well I was more speaking of more specific cultural things rather than general etiquette but I would say yes, people hold doors and cars wait for people to pass. I mean not to say everyone is always happy and polite but generally anywhere in the world people are more likely to be nice if you are nice to them.
One American custom I'm given to understand is not as common in Europe (and perhaps other North or South American nations but I don't have as much evidence to corroborate) is the practice of mandatory tipping. Not every state in the union requires the tip for the server as part of the restaurant bill but even the ones that don't, Americans almost always leave a generous tip. Hell people leave tips even for not particularly exceptional service. Not every American tips the waiter/waitress or delivery guy but to not do so carries a big social stigma as it's seen as stingy and cheap. The person usually is called upon to justify why they don't do it. See the opening scene of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.
(Love Canada and its people though. One auto shop, I THINK was in Repentigny, stayed open to help my family when our car broke down on our way to Mt. Tremblant.)
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Well I was more speaking of more specific cultural things rather than general etiquette but I would say yes, people hold doors and cars wait for people to pass. I mean not to say everyone is always happy and polite but generally anywhere in the world people are more likely to be nice if you are nice to them.
One American custom I'm given to understand is not as common in Europe (and perhaps other North or South American nations but I don't have as much evidence to corroborate) is the practice of mandatory tipping. Not every state in the union requires the tip for the server as part of the restaurant bill but even the ones that don't, Americans almost always leave a generous tip. Hell people leave tips even for not particularly exceptional service. Not every American tips the waiter/waitress or delivery guy but to not do so carries a big social stigma as it's seen as stingy and cheap. The person usually is called upon to justify why they don't do it. See the opening scene of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.
(Love Canada and its people though. One auto shop, I THINK was in Repentigny, stayed open to help my family when our car broke down on our way to Mt. Tremblant.)