Timeline for Is obtaining a PhD from an Asian country really a career suicide?
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| Sep 6, 2018 at 5:43 | comment | added | Yemon Choi | "Western languages are dominated by Latin eloquence and Germanic precision" - oh, this is just silly now. Try watching episodes of Yes, Minister. And your claim "these can be easily seen as undisguised flattery followed by "beating around the bush" which are behaviours frequently frowned upon at the work environment in the West" - this strikes me as at best naive about how actual workplaces actually work, and I again refer you to Yes, Minister (Or just read some La Rochefoucauld) | |
| Sep 6, 2018 at 5:38 | comment | added | Yemon Choi | "Western culture is strongly influenced by Greek philosophy and Christian principles. That results in that doubts and disputes are expected to be sorted out with logic and open dialogue." Hmm, French Wars Of Religion, anyone? How are you fitting in the Enlightenment with this summary of intellectual history? | |
| Sep 6, 2018 at 5:35 | comment | added | Yemon Choi | I am always a touch sceptical that "the West" is helpful as an umbrella for the academic and societal norms of USA, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands... do we include Poland? Russia? (And before you jump to any conclusions based on my name, I am English.) | |
| Sep 4, 2018 at 22:49 | comment | added | Bryan Krause♦ | I disagree, the point is to get a better idea of what Western perspective you are coming from, with an understanding that someone from different locations in the 'West' (USA, Brasil, Cuba?, if we limit to 'new world') may have different perspectives. Also, the OP does specifically mention countries as well as sub-regions, so your suggestion that they are not discussed is a bit puzzling, and I find it a bit rude to compare this inquiry to your favorite food. Like Pete, I do not understand your coyness. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 at 20:22 | history | edited | Scientist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added a fundamental piece of information some user couldn't pick from the context.
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| Sep 4, 2018 at 12:31 | history | answered | Scientist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |