Quote Originally Posted by AzureFlare View Post
That's funny. Last time I checked Japanese people, they don't expect to work hard, they just expect to work long (or at least clock many hours). Powernapping in Japan is also a big thing while their actual production rates are pretty average considering, not something you'd expect from 'hard workers'. Also, why are you drawing the conclusion that other English speaking western gamers do not expect to work for hard things when one sentence before that you say the US work ethic is poor compared to UK/Germany? Bit of a weird generalization there.
Nothing to say about the entitlement and emotion observations though.
You appear to think that all discussion and argument consists of binary points. The US work ethic is poorer than that I've seen in the UK and Germany. I've lived and worked both sides of the Atlantic, I'm speaking from my personal experience and knowledge. Your experience may vary. However, why does saying that somehow contradict the other point? In a relative sense I would place Japanese workers ahead of European ones in terms of their work ethic and efficiency, and I'd put Europe (including the UK for the most part) ahead of the USA when it comes to work ethic and efficiency Not a very popular opinion on this side of the Atlantic I am certain, we tend to view ourselves (Americans) as the best and do not tolerate dissent.