Whoah - I think those comments were said
with some very gentle humour.... every person
and culture has their "flaws" and "greatness" -
for example, I dont think we would have such
a thriving IT industry right now without the drive
and passion of the Americans... but certainly,
for myself (speaking as an outsider from the
third world) I do see that they tend to equate and
think in terms of "making money" in many
things - this of course is a generalisation and,
like all generalisations, not always true!
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 31/01/2003 09:34:21 >>>
Sorry!
Could we stop this talk about USA vs. Europe.
I have a German and U.S. citizenship and I'm sad how the relationship is
developing right now.
Pointing out the weaknesses and advantages of these "cultures" won't
improve it.
;-)
Jonny
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Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>I think I would agree with your initial assessment that there may be
>underlying values that infuence the mind set. Exactly what it is, I am not
>sure, but I don't think it is Microsoft in this case.
>Perhaps more reasonable is the "overall american attitude" of "I'm the
best,
>I'm the greatest, I'm gonna get rich.", which promotes "proprietaryship"
and
>"commercialization" of good ideas.
>Europeans at large are more modest and humble, and have stronger need of
being
>"part of" than "in control of".
>
Hey! Let's not get all morally superior here least someone bring up the
location of the two largest wars in the last century.
And let's not forget that there are a few natives of the United States
patching the Linux kernel, working on the various BSDs, hanging around
on these lists, etc.
"Modest and humble" indeed... ;-)
- Miles
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>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 31/01/2003 09:34:21 >>>
Sorry!
Could we stop this talk about USA vs. Europe.
I have a German and U.S. citizenship and I'm sad how the relationship is
developing right now.
Pointing out the weaknesses and advantages of these "cultures" won't
improve it.
;-)
Jonny
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Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>I think I would agree with your initial assessment that there may be
>underlying values that infuence the mind set. Exactly what it is, I am not
>sure, but I don't think it is Microsoft in this case.
>Perhaps more reasonable is the "overall american attitude" of "I'm the
best,
>I'm the greatest, I'm gonna get rich.", which promotes "proprietaryship"
and
>"commercialization" of good ideas.
>Europeans at large are more modest and humble, and have stronger need of
being
>"part of" than "in control of".
>
Hey! Let's not get all morally superior here least someone bring up the
location of the two largest wars in the last century.
And let's not forget that there are a few natives of the United States
patching the Linux kernel, working on the various BSDs, hanging around
on these lists, etc.
"Modest and humble" indeed... ;-)
- Miles
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