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Why are Israelis so hard to work with?
- maayank 14y agoWhile I don't think "as an Israeli I don't find this offensive" is enough of a justification to post (even though it's true), I find the answer very interesting in the context of the discussion "why Israel has many startups and entrepreneurs per capita?", which I think may interest the general audience of HN.
- ramabk 14y agoGreat explanations!
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- debacle 14y agoThe core answer seems to be very similar to a great many ethnicities: * Don't respect authority. * Socially aggressive. * Cynical. * Entitled. That reminds me of almost every eastern European hacker I know, most Indians, the Germans, the South Americans, the Australians. So we have one of several possibilities: * People in entrepreneurship tend to be all of the above, regardless of ethnicity. * People in technology entrepreneurship tend to be all of the above, regardless of ethnicity. * People from other countries that work for US companies or emigrate to the US tend to have these personalities. The English Way, which most Americans and Canadians also follow to a fault, is a bit different: * Respect authority, but also subvert it when you can get away with it. * Very socially passive-aggressive. * More sarcastic than cynical. Cynicism is looked down upon. Sarcasm is an art. * Internalize conflict. Possibly the opposite of entitlement - poor self worth.