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Originally posted by BlueSkyJaunte
It's worse than you think.
I frequently work with "colleages" in the Asia/Pacific region who can't even follow simple instructions. They do not respond to email in any way, shape or form. They cannot communicate verbally in English (despite the fact that fluent English is a requirement for being hired at their various sites). And whenever they have a problem, their first response is to set up a teleconference for, say, 8PM or 6AM my time. Never mind that a simple one-line email could solve the problem.
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I have this problem with our Japan office. It is partly that their English is very poor, for which I don't blame them since my Japanese is nil. It also seems to be partly cultural - a cautious approach, often preferring a data dump to giving a "yes/no" opinion, and perhaps a desire to talk things through to consensus. In the end, I usually find that they know their job very well - there is simply a clash of styles. Interestingly, our Hong Kong guys are easier to work with - they are more direct and opinionated, more like Americans.