Embarassing customs, behaviours and habits of your compatriots?

[Martinus]

What are some of the common behaviours, customs and habits of your fellow nationals that you are embarassed about?

For Poles: clapping when their plane hits the tarmac. This is (thankfully) much less common on scheduled flights, but on charter flights, especially tourist ones, it is almost ubiquitous - apparently Poles consider it a great achievement for a pilot to land the plane safely and applause. 

[Brazen]

It's an unwritten rule that when someone drops a tray of drinks in a pub a loud cheer, round of applause and calls of "Sack the juggler!" occur.

[dps]

What are some of the common behaviours, customs and habits of your fellow nationals that you are embarassed about?

For Poles: clapping when their plane hits the tarmac. This is (thankfully) much less common on scheduled flights, but on charter flights, especially tourist ones, it is almost ubiquitous - apparently Poles consider it a great achievement for a pilot to land the plane safely and applause. 

Well, that's more a poor reflection on the Polish pilots than on the Polish passengers.

[Syt]

What are some of the common behaviours, customs and habits of your fellow nationals that you are embarassed about?

For Poles: clapping when their plane hits the tarmac. This is (thankfully) much less common on scheduled flights, but on charter flights, especially tourist ones, it is almost ubiquitous - apparently Poles consider it a great achievement for a pilot to land the plane safely and applause. 

Only flight I experienced that was to and from Thessaloniki where the Greeks all applauded.

[Valmy]

I have been on US planes that did that when the landing was unusually rocky.

[Grey Fox]

Naming our francophone children using Anglophones nicknames.

[HVC]

I have been on US planes that did that when the landing was unusually rocky.

My cousin, who has a fear of flying to begin with, was on a particularly rough flight (multiple aborted landings) and waited for the pilot to give hi a hug   the more entertaining part is that he's the stoic unemotional type.

[Eddie Teach]

NASCAR.

[Valmy]

Celebrating ignorance and considering thoughtfulness weak and effeminate. But since the invention of the internet I notice that is not nearly as culturally unique as I once thought.

[Admiral Yi]

Getting fat.

[Zanza]

NASCAR.

I saw a race on the Telladega Superspeedway in 2014 and loved it. Probably one of the most American experiences I've had. 

[Zanza]

My countrymen occasionally commit genocides and start world wars. That's a bit awkward.

[Admiral Yi]

 

[The Minsky Moment]

And we have a winner!

[derspiess]

What are some of the common behaviours, customs and habits of your fellow nationals that you are embarassed about?

For Poles: clapping when their plane hits the tarmac. This is (thankfully) much less common on scheduled flights, but on charter flights, especially tourist ones, it is almost ubiquitous - apparently Poles consider it a great achievement for a pilot to land the plane safely and applause. 

Argentines do that when they land at JFK.