There are a few other reasons these cross-continental relationships often sour and produce bad work: * dialect differences * time zone differences Sometimes th

There are a few other reasons these cross-continental relationships often sour and produce bad work: * dialect differences * time zone differences Sometimes there's a simple 5 min question that needs answering before a programmer can proceed, if they have to wait for the other party to wake up, it can slow things down. If the employer and employee speak different versions of English, there can be misunderstandings, and frustrations.