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Good and bad in the sense that they can achieve management's directives? Yes, anyone from any culture so long as they have a practical grasp of the language the
by financltravsty 3y ago
Good and bad in the sense that they can achieve management's directives? Yes, anyone from any culture so long as they have a practical grasp of the language they're working in can adapt to the circumstance.
But the culture starts at the top. Everything within the U.S. spiritual ecosystem is geared towards a superficial approach to all things. One example in the vein of engineering is Ford vs. Toyota. Anyone who has owned both of these can attest to the difference. There is a craftsmanship culture within Japan that I'm sure we're all acquainted with, but there are also much more subtle values at play (f.e. duty, sacrifice, etc.) that color everything an individual, and the society he makes up, touches. The individuals of America do not have strong values or sensibilities. I want to say this is because of its quality of being a "cultural melting pot." But this aspect of it doesn't turn it into a stone soup, where all the different and varied ingredients work together to make something unique, with surprisingly complimentary flavors. Instead, I think it turns into an actual crucible, where people of all different mettle are melted down; and all of the extraneous spiritual slag is scooped off the top, before being poured out as a completely uniform metal, without a noticeable difference batch-to-batch.
Instead of refining and building upon a culture, as 99% of other nations do, America specializes in annihilating it, and integrating the stray quality here and there that it finds useful towards its ends. And its ends is something I cannot even begin to know.
- wewtyflakes 3y ago"Everything within the U.S. spiritual ecosystem is geared towards a superficial approach to all things" This is hyperbole, I don't think there will be any way to convince you.
- financltravsty 3y agoI agree that there isn’t much of a chance I can be convinced otherwise, having travelled and having not been born in the U.S. I disagree that it is hyperbole. The main motive of this country seems to be exerting power over others. Whether that be through military, monetary, or quasi-cultural means: onto other nations and onto its own citizens. It’s very Prussian in its pursuit; and nothing that requires sensitivity can flourish here.
- wewtyflakes 3y agoYour assertion of "Everything within the U.S. spiritual ecosystem is geared towards a superficial approach to all things" is hyperbole since you qualify it with "Everything" and "all things".
- andrewjl 3y ago> spiritual ecosystem what does this mean?
- financltravsty 3y agoHard to define if it doesn’t “click.” I’ll try though: the collection of intangible qualities that interact with the human spirit, that are found within a certain environment. The qualities themselves interact with one another to create a sort of “bubble”/“soul”/“vibe”/“mood”/etc. For example, if you go into a loud open office with harsh fluorescent lights, no windows, and stagnant air you could say the environment drains the spirit. From there it will have an effect on your psyche, and cascade into you acting a certain way that reinforces that draining quality and adds a certain extra “flavor.” E.g. if the environment drains you, you might become short-tempered, unaltruistic, or mean-spirited. In that case your actions will reinforce the overall displeasing atmosphere of the office, but now you’ve also added the aforementioned knock-on qualities. If we take this further, then perhaps this would lead to a work environment where no great work is done. People go in, do the bare minimum and tolerate it, but the possibility of any higher qualities like craftsmanship, care, and conscientiousness have been rendered null — due to the collection of qualities just mentioned. And from there it continues to cascade.
- andrewjl 3y agoThanks for the explanation!