Germans described by a German
I found this quote from a German describing his fellow countrymen to be helpful in understanding some of my interactions when I was working there:
Germans are not efficient, they’re thorough. In fact, they’re often focused on being thorough to the point of being blatantly inefficient
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That’s a really insightful observation. I’ve definitely noticed a similar tendency towards meticulousness that can seem slow to outsiders.