Exactly, it's short term vs. long term thinking. I remember listening to a German Businessman once talking about the new eastern (former USSR) countries - and h

Exactly, it's short term vs. long term thinking. I remember listening to a German Businessman once talking about the new eastern (former USSR) countries - and he said, "What these people need to learn is that you can cheat somebody once, or you can do business with them for the rest of your life". Not just the easterners, methinks.