So I was talking with the family I mentioned about this issue last night, and he said they got training on it and called it power distance index. Japan and Korea are high index cultures. He mentioned that it's caused airline disasters. It still surprises him sometimes when he encounters it because it's so different from American and automotive engineering culture both.
So, my question to you is, given that the above is pretty widely recognized, why is it racist to merely describe an experience with this cultural difference?
That was basically my point. For some reason commenting on positive traits is totally acceptable. But God forbid someone comments on a negative statistical trait, you're a racist.
So I looked, and yeah it's pretty well described:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_distance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_culture_on_aviation_...
So, my question to you is, given that the above is pretty widely recognized, why is it racist to merely describe an experience with this cultural difference?