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◇An American was on a short-term assignment in Germany, a country with which he had little personal experience. As he rode the bus or walked through the streets, he was surprised that people ignored the nods and smiles he sent in their direction. Although he didnt take their reaction personally, he was both puzzled and UNCOMFORTABLE by this unexpected behavior. He DREW on previous experiences in Japanese culture where people sometimes avoid meeting strangers, thereby avoiding the incurrence of more obligations, but this felt very different. After a while, he asked a trusted German friend to explain the lack of greeting behavior. Since the German had no quick explanation, the American began to quiz him, trying to FIGURE out in what specific situations Germans interact in this MANNER. He developed a working hypothesis about the development of intimacy in German culture, which he tested out with his German subordinates. Over time, the American also began to see a PATTERN in other behavioral contexts for example, the relations between those with authority and those without and the way junior colleagues adjusted their behavior when speaking with senior colleagues. Eventually he saw the lack of greetings to strangers on the street as part of a larger cultural pattern of social distance. Once he understood the pattern, he stopped nodding and smiling, stopped expecting this behavior from others, and ceased to reflect on it.



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