Are you missing the point of the article? According to the author, Poles and Indians consider their co-workers their friends. Americans in general don't. His other point is that Americans used to think differently, so Americans working today would consider people from 30-40 years ago to be odd ones too.
Re:Friends at Work? Not So Much
by mikerichards on Friday September 04, 2015 @10:10PM
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No, you seem to have missed my point. I find it strange that so many percentages of Poles and Indians are going on vacation with their co-workers.
That's a separate thing from "being friends".
Not sure why you are making that distinction. The implication is there. You just don't go on "vacation" with anybody.
There a billion of them and 300 million of you.
You're the odd ones. That's just math.
Yeah, though I have swung by coworkers homes when visiting a new area where we have no family...
Re:Friends at Work? Not So Much
by throwaway999777 on Saturday September 05, 2015 @03:58AM
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Oh, cultures and practices that are different to your own are strange to you, are they? You want a cookie for sharing that enlightening piece of information?
No, the odd ones are the Poles and Indians that are going on vacation with their co-workers....seriously.