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An American manager can often be heard to start out saying, "Well, the way I see it...", while a Norwegian as often will start with, "Well, as we all know...". What cultural explanation can you find for this?

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An American manager can often be heard to start out saying, "Well, the way I see it...", while a Norwegian as often will start with, "Well, as we all know...". What cultural explanation can you find for this?

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It may well be inferred that the differences that exist between individuals within a given cultural background tend to be bigger than those that are from individuals between groups. A myriad of factors ranging from education, religion, country, belief systems, etc will always tend to manifest themselves within human behavior and culture. In certain situations, the explanations that may emanate from the above situation have to do with scientific observations. Seeing that the American is more individualistic in his approach in comparison with his ...

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