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US Business Culture: Beware the Hamburger
When the Americans have bad news, they don’t want to be the bad guy, they don’t want to be a jerk, so they “do a hamburger”.
That means they tuck the meat of the criticism inside a lot of soft words.
“Thanks for your proposal – I love your initiative. It’s not going to work for us. But always come to me with your ideas.”
Non-Americans aren’t really sure what’s being said. Are you saying, good initiative, or that my idea is bad, or that I should try again with something new?
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Kay Xander Mellish is the author of "Working with Americans: Tips for Danes" and "Working with Danes: Tips for Americans," available on books.howtoliveindenmark.com or on Amazon, Google Books, Apple Books, Saxo Books, and Barnes and Noble Nook.
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