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Measuring Global Intelligence I’ve often wondered over the years why there is something I call “The Stupid Foreigner Syndrome.” It seems to me that if you can’t speak the language then you are looked at as being stupid. I had this experience at a cafe in San Francisco my friend took me to. He was paying. “Hey Bartek. We’ve been waiting for the last 20 minutes for our bill. Why don’t we ask the waitress for it?” I asked. “It’s coming. She is busy.” Bartek replied. 10 minutes later there is still no check. “Shouldn’t we just ask her for the bill, Bartek?” I asked. “Would you like another drink?” He said. “Um, I thought we were leaving.” So many times I recall living in America and coming across foreigners who just couldn’t figure out what to do in some of the easiest situations. I never really thought they were “stupid” but I did wonder why they couldn’t figure it out. I think the same situations happen with me here in Japan. So is Global Intelligence based on culture or some other basis? Do we socially judge a person on there cultural background or from what the have accomplished? You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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Peace.
so uhm yeah, greetings from an half irish half arabic guy that lives in germany! ah and start making more podcasts, like 3 a week 
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