The book When Culture Collide by Richard Lewis generally divides some nations (and regions, more specifically) into 3 cultural types: “the linear-actives” (Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg” “the multi-actives” (Latin countries) and “the reactive” (mainly the Asia) . And it is quite popular among a great number of people:“it has been in the third edition (by the ending of the cited essay) and sold over 1,000,000 copies” being deemed a “Bible” (may someone get angry due to such a stupid analogy)-the Wall Street Journal treated it as “an authoritative road-map to navigating the world’s economy”. Anyway, the work of such a world traveler and ten-language master is tenable-at least in some way, though I not completely believe it owning some mistakes inside that needs (urgently) correcting.Now I will pick some points that are well representative up to have an argue.
It firstly mentions the “linear-actives” that represents being organized and with one target at a time, and adhering to a plan and following “action chains”. Germans and Swiss are the typical two of them(Luxembourg has to be …show more content…
According my knowledge, they have never been so-at least not as China. Before they become a country and got formally named “Vietnam”, they had launched harassing attacks against China central authorities for times, when their territory was officially called “Giao Chỉ quận” ( it is Vietnamese. Chinese: English: Jiaozhi or Giao-Chi) or “An-Nan” in English (Chinese: ) , and a province (even a county) of Chinese dynasties. During the Cold War, they bravely and eventually defeated France and the USA for liberation. And subsequently they provoked China for a few islands, reefs and lands, ultimately suffering from shameful failures. As for its citizens, it is approximately so, perhaps owing to the lack of a long and unique culture and fundamental wealth, though they endure hardships and are capable of hard
It firstly mentions the “linear-actives” that represents being organized and with one target at a time, and adhering to a plan and following “action chains”. Germans and Swiss are the typical two of them(Luxembourg has to be …show more content…
According my knowledge, they have never been so-at least not as China. Before they become a country and got formally named “Vietnam”, they had launched harassing attacks against China central authorities for times, when their territory was officially called “Giao Chỉ quận” ( it is Vietnamese. Chinese: English: Jiaozhi or Giao-Chi) or “An-Nan” in English (Chinese: ) , and a province (even a county) of Chinese dynasties. During the Cold War, they bravely and eventually defeated France and the USA for liberation. And subsequently they provoked China for a few islands, reefs and lands, ultimately suffering from shameful failures. As for its citizens, it is approximately so, perhaps owing to the lack of a long and unique culture and fundamental wealth, though they endure hardships and are capable of hard