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I do think the UK is very short-termist.

• te_chris 10y ago
  It's one of the biggest things I've noticed since moving here (London) 18 months ago from Auckland. NZers aren't exactly known for long-term foresight, but business people in the UK take short-term, reactive thinking to a whole other level - my friends from NZ and AU who work here all have similar experiences too.
  • flukus 10y ago
    > my friends from NZ and AU who work here all have similar experiences too Is it really worse? In Australia is see nothing but short term thinking, a lot of it is driven by parent companies in the UK and US.
    • te_chris 10y ago
      Anecdote of course, but I really think so. I feel like short-term thinking is cultural here - look no further than Brexit. It's a really litigious business culture too, everyone sues everybody over the stupidest things as everyone is insured so it just gets handled by your insurance company. My GF is a lawyer, and she can't believe how little they consult legislation - because they just sue or write clauses for everything instead. It's pretty different to back in Australasia. In my personal experience, British business people have tended to favour the shitty, short-term-but-get-cash solution over doing things properly as well. Not at all a unique concept, but picking the easy way out seems to be much more common to me.