> A month ago, I didn’t know. Now, after my interviews with people in China and Korea, the answer is very obvious. I don't know if I think a month is sufficien

> A month ago, I didn’t know. Now, after my interviews with people in China and Korea, the answer is very obvious. I don't know if I think a month is sufficient time to make such concrete and definitive statements. In my experience, there is rarely a tidy explanation for something as complex as cultural norms - this feels more likely to be a "just so story" + hubris than the clear answer. American Finance and Consulting firms are extremely direct and confrontational, and their employees aren't exactly tee totalers. The article as a whole also felt like a value judgement on the relative merits of high / low context cultures...