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As a Jew, I find it stupid. But people like stereotypes. I guess it's comforting. But the distance from this to anti-semitisim is not that far. Jews are not sim
by boards2x 13y ago
As a Jew, I find it stupid. But people like stereotypes. I guess it's comforting. But the distance from this to anti-semitisim is not that far. Jews are not similar even by their religion. There are ultra -orthodox anti-zionists, there are atheists, there are north African Jews, Asian Jews, Eastern European Jews etc. all have different traditions and probably are more similar to their immediate social group than to each other. Even worse, Israelites don't like American Jews (eg loud, vulgar and obnoxious), which is probably what this stereotypical and horribly simplistic description is based on. So please, lookup racism or at least antisemitisim before writing such a piece (a 'positive' twist does not make it less of a stereotype, and those are dangerous).
- wslh 13y agoProbably the Japanese author was fascinated by the Jews style of negotiation because there are very few in Japan. I work with many different cultures but in our field I prefer the American Win/Win style to the Japanese. Since the author doesn't differentiate between Jews of different countries I can say that I don't like the style of negotiation of Israelis that in general use a lot of bargaining.
- boards2x 13y agoAbout Israeli style of negotiation, I must agree (I'm Israeli). It's aggressive, though some find that "charming" - ok, mostly Israelis I guess ;), but again, it's a generalisation...
- wslh 13y agoIf you are interested in cultural biases related to business I recommend "Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange" http://www.nber.org/papers/w11005 http://www.nber.org/papers/w11005
- cafard 13y agoUpvoted. I'm not Jewish, but based on personal observation, there are more than a few Americans who are...