> But a tourist who *goes* to another country usually like it, while
> a foreign national who stays for a while in another country might
> suffer some prejudices.
>
> When did you come here?
About 2 years ago, when I taked with Petrobras about the introduction of my
new tools into Brazillian fields. Also seriously, I've rarely have heard
such anger in discussions about Americans with people who were ex-pats or
when I was working for a week or so at an overseas base. I was ribbed, mind
you, and my European friends talked about things in the US that they didn't
like and thought we should change. But it all seemed in a spirit of
fellowship and friendship.
I think one thing that is good about multi-nationals is that they introduce
us to a number of cultures. I've had colleauges and bosses and VPs from a
multitude of countries. My last boss was from Lebonon as is my main
customer now. I've worked with and for a lot of Brits and South Americans
(mostly from Argentia), worked with people from China, India, many European
countries, and a number of Middle Eastern countries besides Lebenon.
While the US is not as good handling the blend of ethnic origins as I
perceive Brazil to be, we are doing it. We'll need to, because <5% of the
population growth in the next 60 years will be non-Hispanic whites. My kids
will be in the biggest minority. :-)
Dan M.
Dan M.
