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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you think is confidence is really disrespectful behavior. That might be tolerated in urban areas but not where I come from. Never has, never will.

Manners seem to be disappearing, being vulgar taking it's place. Snowflakes need melting.[/quote]
+1  You can be confident and respectful at the same time, and actually, I would say, the more confident you are, the less brash you are (Trump is a perfect example of this).

I'm first gen Asian American, but grew up here.  I can be confident, but it's been drilled into me to be respectful of my elders, especially teachers.  My DH is from Europe, and he's the same, but I think this is also a generational thing.  We have gone too far with letting kids "express" themselves and not squashing their "confidence".

I think Americans tend to be arrogant more so than confident.  I think there's a difference, though it may come across as confidence.  I am trying to teach my kids to be confident *and* respectful.[/quote]

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I was raised to be respectful to elders, parents, teachers, police officers etc. I have raised my kids the same way, use manners and be respectful to everyone. At the same time I try to instill confidence that they can achieve anything. Confidence is holding your head up being sure of yourself. Arrogance is being loud and brash and putting others down[/quote]

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