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For context: this is written by a Frenchmen from Paris who had moved to SV. Gasseé previously has written about his French/US cultural mis-understandings. Espec

For context: this is written by a Frenchmen from Paris who had moved to SV. Gasseé previously has written about his French/US cultural mis-understandings. Especially regarding being too blunt and assertive

AlexCoventry 8y ago
Oh, OK. I was working with a French guy recently. I really liked that we could bluntly tell each other when we're full of shit. Didn't realize it's characteristic of French organizational behavior.
- rurban 8y ago
  It's not typical French behavior, it's typical behavior everywhere but the US and Asia. Only there you are expected to lie all the time. In Europe you are better off telling the truth, even to your customers, not only the managers.
ambicapter 8y ago
Got a link? I'm actually French, born in France but mostly raised in the US, and I identify too much with that last sentence (about being blunt. I'm not that assertive). edit: Never mind, found it https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-part-12-cupertino-culture-trouble-4212a4c53fd1 https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-part-12-cupertino-cu....
hoorayimhelping 8y ago
Is "Frankness" in the title a double entendre that I missed until just now?