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Re:IBM Names Arvind Krishna CEO by xtracto on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:16PM (#22198989)
I lived in both UK and Germany for about 4 years on each. My native language is Spanish (Mex) and I found it more difficult to adapt/blend with Britons than with Germans. Even though my English is Ok and my German is terrible...
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Re:IBM Names Arvind Krishna CEO by krn on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:34AM (#22201100)
As someone born in Eastern Europe, I also felt more at home living in Germany than in the UK, despite not knowing any German.
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Re:IBM Names Arvind Krishna CEO by ahartmetz on Friday January 31, 2020 @03:18AM (#22199996)
It probably depends on the particular place and environment. In general I think the UK does a better job at integration, for historical reasons.
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