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Indeed. This was the first article I read this morning and it woke me up. A cultural aspect of the US not common in many nations is emphasized here - 'leniency
by deskamess 16y ago
Indeed. This was the first article I read this morning and it woke me up.
A cultural aspect of the US not common in many nations is emphasized here - 'leniency to failed businesses and the people that ran them'. In the US there is very little stigma associated with individuals who ran a business unsuccessfully. In my experience that has not been true in parts of Africa and Asia.
The model even exists on social fronts. For example, divorce (unsuccessful marriage) carries a stigma in many Asian countries.
I think the US culture lets you breathe and live without making too many judgments about your life.
- j2d2j2d2 16y agoI believe this was true in India for a long time too. I used to work in financial services and we outsourced a lot of work to groups in India. While I worked for this company, we would bring the brightest and best across the pond to work with us in the corporate hq. I was told multiple stories about how people returning from companies that had shrunk, and consequently laid off employees, would face social stigmas and even have trouble finding new work. "laid off" == "fired and thus not good" to cultures that were unfamiliar with the risk taking nature of US business.
- dkarl 16y agoThis reminds me of the recent story about the Korean woman who passed the driver's examination on the 960th try: "Knocked down four times, rising up five." http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1663474 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1663474