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To: jttmab who wrote (46519)	6/6/1998 6:28:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

James, you said In my brief trips in Europe it was very clear that extended family is a very high cultural value, hence the unwillingness to move This is true of virtually every agrarian society on the planet. But industrialization necessarily changes that. It goes with the territory. Germany is not unique. In fact, extended families were the norm in this country prior to World War I, and quite common up to the beginning of World War II. The needs of industry frequently clash with local cultures and customs. The bottom line is this: if people wish to work for this business they need to adjust. If businesses need to attract workers businesses need to adjust. It is really a question of supply and demand. The lack of willingness by workers to move is a fact of life faced by many businesses, and I doubt that Dell was unaware of the problems it faced in Germany. But how else do you expect a business to expand? TTFN, CTC

To: jttmab who wrote (46519)	6/6/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: Jerry Miller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

"If you're going to do business in any country you will have to adapt to that culture and not as was suggested in the release that the culture should change..." ...i really really disagree with that statement. but i just can put the right words together to refute it. i had in mind something about the famed European apprenticeship system, and that while it may guarantee a job, it also perpetuates class differences, is inherently inflexible, and preordains its members to what they can achieve....and how this in itself might call for a cultural change. ...but the thought still needs some work, to make the point. i think.