It’s also just less risky and easier to work with people that you are near, speak your language, etc. more so back in the 80s before most people were even using

It’s also just less risky and easier to work with people that you are near, speak your language, etc. more so back in the 80s before most people were even using email, we Americans had virtually no contact with people on other continents even was limited in the business world.