Have you had experiences which, in retrospect, didn't go well because you had different assumptions about causality or use of logic than your interaction partner? What is the geography of your thought and can how does it affect you in your interactions with others? What are the elements of your cultural mindset?
In my PAA, I recall touching a bit on this topic. There is a huge differential in the mindset of a younger generation as well as having grown up in India the first few years vs. the US or England. I know I take on more than I should sometimes.. while my counterpart will not take on more than one activity and doesn't believe much in checking something again. If he did it, it's got to be right and not worth looking over again. I don't mind this as much, but I'm also willing to do things without having to tell him and avoid him where needed. This may not be the best approach, but culturally... I think in general we don't like confrontations. We will do what we can to avoid them, especially with elders. This leads to accepting a lot of behavior from others or avoiding dealing with it directly, rather than finding creative ways of bringing it to the person's attention (if at all).
In our culture, we respect the thoughts of elders and we usually do not confront problems directly. Beating around the bush is expected until the other understands it for themselves. I don't like to do the latter, probably due to the part of my personality that relates to my upbringing in the US. Now, how to avoid doing this is the interesting portion that I have yet to look at.
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