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Old 01-09-2009, 12:54 PM   #11
Flint
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The thing that's hard to remember, and almost impossible to come to grips with, is that they don’t think the same way we do.
Interesting read. I value a truth that can be logically validated above a desired ideal, i.e. political correctness. We are taught that all people are equal. That is a stupid concept.

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5) They do not think of obligations as running both ways.
I've been told, from someone who worked extensively with Saudis in the circa 1980s oil business, that they never consider a signed contract to be the final word. If they want to change things at the drop of a hat, it doesn't matter what your previous arrangement was.

The blog you've linked to explains a little more about why that is. Footnote: Does anyone cringe at my use of the word "they" as a generalization? Sorry, we can't function in the real world without stereotypes, which exist for a reason.

And ultimately, that is how our brains are designed. We are estimation machines.

I suspect and hope that I am digging a hole here that someone will take exception with.
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