Comment by gottorf
13 hours ago
> Eastern countries/regions are generally “Guessers,” while Westerners are generally “Askers.”
See also the concept of high-context and low-context cultures.
13 hours ago
> Eastern countries/regions are generally “Guessers,” while Westerners are generally “Askers.”
See also the concept of high-context and low-context cultures.
I think this is the correct dichotomy for the difference in cultures and better explains the Guesser vs Asker thing. High context cultures (Asia, South America, Mediterranean) tend to be Guessers because they already have the context and that context is the more important part of their communication. In low context cultures (Northern European, Russia, US) communication is more direct and words are more important than non-verbal cues.