[Tango-L] Are they really Tango Gods?.. or could it be me?

[Tom Stermitz]

Off topic, off list.


Look, I'm not thin skinned, and I'm not sensitive about criticism of  
my country. There's plenty to criticize; I'll be first, but again over  
beers, not in email, which never is a good forum for solving problems.

I'm just surprised at your stereotypes. Working for a go-getter US  
high-tech company might not present you with many "typical" americans.  
I'm imagining the CEO of my last company storming into your office...  
but I digress.

Speaking of stereotype, are you saying that N. Americans (Canadians  
too?) are aggressive, while Argentines are conflict averse?


On Apr 28, 2008, at 12:41 PM, Alexis Cousein wrote:

> Tom Stermitz wrote:
>> You've been watching too much US television and too many of our
>> Conservative politicians.
>
> Uhm - I happen to work for a US based company, you know. I *am*
> familiar with more than the stereotypes.
>
>> In the cultural sense, individual N.
>> Americans are more likely to be relatively conflict averse.
>
> Yes, but not actually in the same *way* that someone from BsAs.
> would be. For one thing, they're much less afraid of losing
> face, which fosters a more direct method of communication
> (in which you don't pussyfoot around in a conversation).