18 Jan 2012

Just a little about differences.

I asked the participants to STereotART to jot down their most memorable feelings and moments while preparing their tasks every day. Later, I wanted to use these notes as a basis for the "Project's diary", the non-official chronicles of events.
When teams submitted their first notes, the difference in the way they wrote them was striking!

It is not a rigorous approach at all to analyse a small piece of writing and attribute traits of national character to it. However, you just need to take a look at them to spot the difference right away.

  • Russians: creative thinking prevails. The way those notes were written insinuates a vivid mind, strive for social activity, and the ability to perform better when under a time pressure.
  • Koreans: discipline, good organisation and responsibility are those traits that differ the team greatly from The Another Russia. However, the promptness in obeying the rules of the project strictly defines the borders of the action field, thus limiting the overall creativity and non-standard thinking of the team.
I leave the following notes for your judgement:

January 10 
Our team members are uploading their works on the Cyworld Club! [DIABS]
Panic! Panic! Panic![The Another Russia]
January 11 
Checked how we’re doing on-line! Can’t wait to meet the Russian Team :D [DIABS]
Much to do. Do not have enough time. [The Another Russia]
January 12
 Worked on PPTs, final check! [DIABS]
The main goal for today is achieved: we freezed ourselves to death. [The Another Russia]
January 13
Russia, Siberia, Tomsk
 Finished the PPT and sent it! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED :) [DIABS]
Froze too much yesterday. Still moving slowly. [The Another Russia]
January 14 
Waiting for the meeting with Russian Team. Time scheduling~ [DIABS]
A couple of members of our group are balloons…[The Another Russia] 
January 15 
Finally!!!!! The meeting was really awesome. New participants, new friends. [DIABS]
silence or echo – perfect conversation^^ [The Another Russia]

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  2. haha) I guess the feature of Russian team reflects that of someone I know))) ;), which allowed me having another stereotype on Russian, XD

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