VW says rulebreaking culture at root of emissions scandal

Re:VW says rulebreaking culture at root of emissions scandal by balls187 on Thursday December 10, 2015 @05:25PM (#10714017)

Can German HN readers can explain this to me. My interpretation of German culture was that rule breaking was looked down upon. My own experience traveling in Germany was that rules were deliberately followed, for example, no one ever crossed the street until the Walk sign was present, regardless of it being busy. Honking your horn by an irritated driver happened only once in my 3 weeks there (and the cyclists took the driver to task for it).

The name escapes me, but an expat friend of mine living in Germany mentioned there is a government group that is in charge of making sure posted signs follow strict laws (can't find this on Google).

German engineering culture is known for high precision and quality.

Made in Germany has the same brand power that Made in Japan, and Made in the US have.

Given these stereotypes of German culture, to me, it seems out of sorts that VW (arguably one of the most public of German Companies) would have a culture of rule breaking.

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Re:VW says rulebreaking culture at root of emissions scandal by yoodenvranx on Thursday December 10, 2015 @08:28PM (#10714954)

We Germans are not perfect at all. Yes, we are good at engineering and yes, we take our rules a bit more serious than other people, but all in all you will find the same problems here as anywhere else. The rulebreaking is just toned down a bit but it still exists.

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