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In reply to the discussion: Why American Kids Are Brats [View all]obamanut2012
(26,047 posts)Some American kids are brats, but overall, American kids are friendly and decently well-behaved. I once had a job where I was around children from all over the world, and American kids were by far some of the best behaved. I've also noticed that in my travels, too.
American kids are good kids. The few bad ones are the ones who get on the news and the ones you notice being punks. You never hear about, or even tend to notice much, the good kids.
Maybe American PARENTS are often brats. That may have some truth in it, but I'm around a lot of kids, and most are pretty nice kids.
Even the stereotypes of which nations have the most well-behaved kids is often just a stereotype. I have had several friends who have taught in Japan, and all but one said how much worse the boys acted than American boys they had taught. The girls in Japan were almost uniformly well behaved.
I say, leave American kids alone.