Whoa!
According to the latest survey on courtesy conducted by the Reader's Digest Magazine in 35 different countries around the world, Filipinos ranked as most courteous among asians surveyed.
The result of the survey, which will be out in the July 2006 issue of the magazine, also ranked the Philippines 22nd in the 35 countries surveyed.
Reader's Digest sent out undercover reporters to 35 of the globe's largest cities to assess everyday behavior. They used three tests: checking if people walking into buildings held the door open for them; buying things at stores to see if they'd get a "thank you"; dropping a folder of papers in busy places to see if anyone would help pick up. Each test was conducted 20 times in each city.
The rankings, and thanks for reading!
New York, USA: 80%
Zurich, Switzerland: 77
Toronto, Canada: 70
Berlin, Germany: 68
Sao Paulo, Brazil: 68
Zagreb, Croatia: 68
Auckland, New Zealand: 67
Warsaw, Poland: 67
Mexico City, Mexico: 65
Stockholm, Sweden: 63
Budapest, Hungary: 60
Madrid, Spain: 60
Prague, Czech Republic: 60
Vienna, Austria: 60
Buenos Aires, Argentina: 57
Johannesburg, South Africa: 57
Lisbon, Portugal: 57
London, United Kingdom: 57
Paris, France: 57
Amsterdam, Netherlands: 52
Helsinki, Finland: 48
Manila, Philippines: 48
Milan, Italy: 47
Sydney, Australia: 47
Bangkok, Thailand: 45
Hong Kong: 45
Ljubljana, Slovenia: 45
Jakarta, Indonesia: 43
Taipei, Taiwan: 43
Moscow, Russia: 42
Singapore: 42
Seoul, South Korea: 40
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 37
Bucharest, Romania: 35
Mumbai, India: 32
