The Arrogant Westerners

As much as my fellow citizens working abroad, my country has been a home to a lot of poor westerners. Mostly who dreamt of retiring here due to the low cost of living as well as their taste for exotic and oriental beauties.

These westerners normally had thought of only bringing in only about 2,000 dollars and thinks that they can live with that amount the whole year round. This perception of theirs always resulted in over-staying, and not be able to pay their bills in hotel, condominiums etc.

And they are usually tactless, and thinks that they are rich, but poor. Poor in everything - money, wisdom, manners, character, attitude, etc. That has been affirmed by a recent incident in an internet cafe as well as in a hotel of a friend's.

This American guy upon knowing that the internet connection in the cafe is slow throws the computer mouse damaging the item. And worse, my friend seeing it with her two eyes, the American would not admit and even could not afford to pay a lowly 300 pesos. Hey that is only about less than 6 dollars guy!

As much as I tend to complain that some people in my business could not follow policy, I had much relief hearing that this westerner guy could also not follow policy (at least I am not alone in this complaint, but my friend too). The policy says that the minimum charge for internet usage would be 10 pesos for 30 minutes use, so irregardless whether you use the service for less than 30 minutes you still have to pay the minimum of 10. But as they tend to create their own policy maybe they just could not afford to pay lowly 10 cents dollars!

In a hotel incident, the American guy, broke the glass door in the main entrance punching it knowing that the shuttle bus is not working. This act is something that is really ill-mannered, uncivil that I had always felt only ill-bred individuals can do and has the gut to do.

Thinking and Deciding with Gut

As what known entrepreneurs Donald Trump and Jack Welch are known for, both "thinks with gut".

In his book, by Malcold Gladwell entitled "Blink" the power of thinking without thinking he contends that in most situations our snap judgments and first thoughts are better than that of the second and third one's. Thus, creating a better solution and decision.

I strongly agree with these people. And somehow I believe, in a way what

they want strongly to be inculcated is that the best thing someone can do is to make a quick decision. Most of the problem comes in when someone does not make any decision at all and get stucked.