Cultural difference in business | Valerie Hoeks | TEDxHaarlem

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. One of the elements of the cultural difference between Europe and China is the importance that is given...

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Translator: Cecile Brevet Reviewer: Christine Frey(Chime)It all started in the year 2000I was 17 years oldand I walked with my backpackthrough unpaved alleys in the outskirts of Beijing.I saw men cycling.with entire closets and fridges on the backI saw little kids running around half naked playing football,while their parents were trying to sell mushrooms and spinachsitting on the ground.I saw a butcher behind his standswatting flies that were trying to sit on his meat.Everybody was smiling,including this guy:literally sitting on his business, trying to sell second-hand computers.Why was I so touched by these Chinese people and their country?Was it the typical smile that covered up a roadI didn't know yet?Or was it the energy I felt when walking through suc...