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   Those Wacky Brits

   

   George Washington, Jun 19th, 2001 @ 5:07pm

   
   

   Perhaps when you live in a tiny country, it's ok to hop in the lorry and have a bit of a chat with your friends and/or biz associates. Here in the states, most people would rather email the details and skip the long airplane flight to make what will most likely be ABM (another boring meeting).
   I guess across the pond, anyone can tack on "expert" to the end of their title.
   The only time email will decline is when video conferencing takes over. The old farts won't live forever - and neither will their old ideas.

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   Re: Those Wacky Brits

   

   Duffman, Jun 20th, 2001 @ 6:26am

   
   

   I have to agree with George here. Stereotypes aside, I think that the size/distance issue plays a large role in things. However, I know how frustrating it can be trying to resolve an issue over email - you don't know if a person's lazy, or ignoring you, or just not around if they don't reply. It's a two-sided coin.

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