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this one is for Richard...hows this for a lighter topic?
I just ran across this article about the French and how they differ from Americans in their view on being content with life: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-the-french-don-t-show-excitement
Reminds me of the retired Air Force veteran I talk to every night at the federal building while I'm on break and he's waiting for his wife to finish work for the day. He's from Puerto Rico originally and tells me that the culture down there is also very different. I can't remember all the details about that specific talk, but I believe he told me that they don't like it when Americans have conversations with them and seem that they are happy with life. I'll have to clarify that with him though.
I also had dinner with a professor at the college here just 2 weeks ago and he's from Poland. He tells me that business people from Mexico specifically, tend to "fly by the seat of their pants" and not schedule anything in advance when there is a deadline. It was pretty much annoying to him, but he was, at that time, meeting with another professor from Mexico about a cirriculum change, and he told me that it was almost impossible to set up the dinner meeting with me because she could literally call him at anytime unannounced and say "OK, lets meet now. You ready?"
Anyone else? Regarding your own culture?
I just ran across this article about the French and how they differ from Americans in their view on being content with life: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-the-french-don-t-show-excitement
Reminds me of the retired Air Force veteran I talk to every night at the federal building while I'm on break and he's waiting for his wife to finish work for the day. He's from Puerto Rico originally and tells me that the culture down there is also very different. I can't remember all the details about that specific talk, but I believe he told me that they don't like it when Americans have conversations with them and seem that they are happy with life. I'll have to clarify that with him though.
I also had dinner with a professor at the college here just 2 weeks ago and he's from Poland. He tells me that business people from Mexico specifically, tend to "fly by the seat of their pants" and not schedule anything in advance when there is a deadline. It was pretty much annoying to him, but he was, at that time, meeting with another professor from Mexico about a cirriculum change, and he told me that it was almost impossible to set up the dinner meeting with me because she could literally call him at anytime unannounced and say "OK, lets meet now. You ready?"
Anyone else? Regarding your own culture?