I strongly believe now Linus' mother had an affair in Russia ! (Its only 100 or so kilometers to the border) That kind of working environment: "I openly tell

I strongly believe now Linus' mother had an affair in Russia ! (Its only 100 or so kilometers to the border) That kind of working environment: "I openly tell you when you do s--t but I do not hold grudge against you, it is for our mutual benefit" was common in Russian software companies around year 2000. This is largely a part of the culture. It looks like a rudeness for an unprepared Western folks, but in fact it is not -- it is just unwillingness (or lack of proper training) to play games when one can do work instead. I left Russia in 2003, and in the following years got adjusted my ways to be... nice. I work from home in my pijamas too, so I wonder why Linus didn't catch that skill?..