Why Asians wear surgical masks in public (2014)

Re:Why Asians wear surgical masks in public (2014) by dgarceran on Monday March 18, 2019 @05:20AM (#19419660)

Thank you very much for this explanation. It reminded a bit when I read The Chrysanthemum and the Sword by Ruth Benedict. I visited Japan (and stayed with locals all the time) this last year after reading that book and I didn't see most of these rigid descriptions Ruth Benedict explained there, but I felt like they have this kind of work culture that is way different than mine in Spain.

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Re:Why Asians wear surgical masks in public (2014) by oblio on Monday March 18, 2019 @05:45AM (#19419749)

You guys are probably at the other ends of the spectrum, and not only geographically :p

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Re:Why Asians wear surgical masks in public (2014) by dgarceran on Monday March 18, 2019 @06:08AM (#19419857)

While I find it funny and I like those jokes, I think your comment implies a bit of ignorance. You should look for a list of countries ordered by their GDP (PPP) per hour worked. Spain's productivity is a bit higher than Japan's (I'm not an expert, so maybe there are more technical data to check out). Here you have a couple of links:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per hour worked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)...

Problem of productivity in Spain - compared with Germany: http://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/la-productividad-del-tra...

And of course we like our siesta and enjoy our nice weather! haha

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Re:Why Asians wear surgical masks in public (2014) by oblio on Monday March 18, 2019 @06:29AM (#19419965)

I know, I was just joking. I've been to Spain and I know that the whole "sleeping at work" stereotype is based on things from 200 years ago :)

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