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Originally Posted by Clean_Franck
Its probably something to do with arrogance, a perfect example are the select sample questions you have asked  |
You have to differ between the arrogance and the healthy competitivness / ambitions and the will to make it big and not beeing afraid to sell yourself.
The sense of competitivness, the will to challenge others is not a thing that would really be spread around here because people will rather not stand out of the crowd cause they are lazy and not willing to prove they are something better than the rest of them and will rather follow the crowd.
I don't think it's good, and even it's actually true that may US people might look arrogant for the first glimpse, it's again in many cases about understanding the culture (and they have to be ultimately able not to own themselves).
Frankly - I really did learned a lot about self presentation and how to sell yourself from my US brothers and I am very grateful for that.
Moreover - in contradiction, I would say US is the ultimate country that can accept the success, loves those succesfull (I don't think it's a surface and still believe it's genuine) and can PAY for your abilities and know how - again - here it's mainly total surface and hypocricy and everyone is rather the smartass instead of beeing able not to envy and to admit someone's success and abilities.
