I've seen people clapping on planes in the US.
On a related note, I flew from Panama to LAX recently and some old lady next to me in the window seat had her rosary beads out and prayed pretty much the whole 6 hours. It was like she didn't believe in aero technology and thought that pilots still fly planes.
Oh lord that must have been a trial. I do think that older people sometimes have such a distrust of flying. Like it truly is against the law of physics!
I am glad it happens elsewhere :O)
Flying's way safer now that people aren't in charge anymore. That's why I can't wait for autonomous cars. Get all these dickheads off the road.
You know, I can't wait for them either. I am quite confident in my driving but sometimes the nearest I come to having an accident is when other people drive in a mental way!