In regards to the UK - we actually have a remote development team working the US clock on one client to provide them with almost 24 coverage with our people over there... And you are right - in the UK - which is probably the closest in work ethic to the US - still has the attitude "whatever isn't done today - can probably get done tomorrow".
Reminds me - we launched a project in Barcelona about 4 years ago... Within the first week - I was pulled aside by the client and scolded that I was coming in too early - and it was offending his staff... :shocked:
Needless to say - I never ever did get used to rolling in at 8:30 - and then going for a four course lunch each and every day with my client team members... That was very very hard for me to do - especially when you knew you were behind schedule...
Get off work - want to grab a quick meal and keep working in the hotel - yet restaurants don't open until 9pm...! HELLO...
Nice country - but working there is a completely different story... And I am convinced that if we bombed just one highway in France - the entire country would shut down... And they all wonder over there why they are irrelevant in the world...
