A couple of culture/gender moments.

[samvara]

1. Male Malaysian manager tried to organise team of 20+ people for a group photo and ordered all the women to the front. The Anglo women said ‘Gah! Why are we being singled out?’ and went by height rather than gender.
2. British lass pointed out that asking someone where they grew up and what school they went to can be interpreted as trying to ‘rank them’ whereas Aussies tend to do it to establish common ground.

Do other people experience this?

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[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

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