The vast majority of golf players make bad shots most of the time, and, are a function of individual performance. Sure, but if you took an untrained, unskilled

The vast majority of golf players make bad shots most of the time, and, are a function of individual performance. Sure, but if you took an untrained, unskilled person and had him flying a trans-Pacific jet, you'd see more crashes. This isn't done, for obvious reasons. A terrible golfer who shoots a 173 just annoys people who have to wait behind him. With an unskilled pilot, the stakes are higher and great efforts are made to prevent one from flying a passenger jet. Good golfers, on the other hand, don't make terrible shots most of the time (although horrible shots are more common than plane crashes). Also, the korean culturalism developed when the overly formal/seniority centric cockpit of Korean Airlines was identified as a key contributor to a poor safety record with some korean airlines. OP's argument is that this isn't specifically a Korean or East Asian problem, and I agree. Most people are-- except when they perceive a life-threatening crisis (and that point of perception may be too late)-- deferential to authority. It's not limited to one culture.