Hi Raphael,
thank you for your comment - I fully agree with what you say.
What I wanted to say is basically that a lot of foreigners working
with or in Japan totally overestimate their knowledge of Japan.
I have been working 22 years with Japan's telecom sector - with
Japan and with Japan's high-tech sector, and I open say that
most things I only understand superficially - and need the help
of our Japanese team members to understand.
Again: I could list you probably 100 foreign companies where
foreign managers overestimated their capabilities in Japan and
failed.
Gerhard
On 2007/02/14, at 16:06, Raphael Mazoyer wrote:
> Joe Bowbeer wrote:
>>> [...] if you need the answer to your question for serious business
>>> development, then I suggest not to rely on the opinions of
>>> foreigners.
>>
>> Seems paradoxical:
>>
>> Gerhard Fasol was a foreigner who said: "The opinions of foreigners
>> should not be relied on."
>>
>> -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides_paradox
>
> lol
>
> But I think Gerhard has a point: a number of things that work out on
> the Japanese market are totally counter-intuitive to my European
> mind, and as often as not fail utterly when replicated in Europe
> (even when execution is not botched).
>
> I guess the point is: foreigners have a very partial view of the
> Japanese market, and it doesn't take a Greek philosopher to realize
> your own limitations :-) He was basically recusing himself:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recusal
>
> Best,
>
>
> Raphaël
>
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