| kowenicki said: This japanese 'honour' in business thing is actually quite patronising to the japanese in my view and just not true any more. And in any case "honour" was often used in place of other eqaully appropriate words such as "protectionist" and "xenophobic". |
No I think the honour I'm talking about means more along the lines of "He helped me so I help him" kinda thing. You know, duty, obligation, decency. Where someone can say that company is a loyal company, that makes me like them kinda thing.
I don't know why you guys are being so PC about this whole thing. You all sound like a bunch of Oprahs. Except you are directly misquoting and taking things out of context.
I don't know how you can say this is patronizing to the Japanese. I'm in business and all the time me and others do equal favors for each other. If I were to make one of them a millionaire, they would feel obligated. it's only in the western view that this "honour (read: like honoring a coupon, as in I Promised you this so here it is)" means nothing and I am not owed squat.
I find it patronizing that americans/ westerners feel that this kind of business is better for the world, as globalization most certainly is a western philosophy.
