I experience a unique German deference to rules and authority working in multinational engineering teams e.g. the Chinese engineer won't own a rule book, the Br

I experience a unique German deference to rules and authority working in multinational engineering teams e.g. the Chinese engineer won't own a rule book, the Brits will ignore rules they deem irrelevant/unhelpful, the Germans will follow every rule precisely and cannot comprehend anyone not doing the same. This trait is sometimes the invaluable discipline that leads to an exceptional level of trust and quality... and sometimes infuriating when the rules they follow unquestioningly are idiotic.