The way people from the different countries react to these days of great uncertainty and economic recession can give clues to cultural differences. I have been noticing how the current global recession is perceived in Mexico and in the US.
In the U.S. we are trained to prepare to face hard times. The media teaches us to fear they we will lose their jobs. This make us think about sending out our resumes. We have come to expect and demand that the government do something immediately to bail us out of the recession. And we expect the government make the war on terrorism go away. So, we get upset when, despite our best personal efforts, we realize that our destiny may not be completely within our control. This realization makes us frustrated…
