Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The German Way vs. The American Way

When you want something in America and you ask the supplier when you shall receive the service, they usually reply, "Oh, it will be done in 2 days," or "Yeah we should get it tomorrow." A week goes by and you get what you wanted. In Germany they say, "It's going to take 3 weeks." A week goes by and you get it.

This obviously sounds strange to someone from America who knows the task can be completed in less than a day, the same way someone from Germany would be upset if someone didn't complete what they said they were going to do in a couple days. Either way you slice it, the service indusrty is not commiting to anyone all around the world.

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