[PapaBear3625]

He was no where to be found, but someone had seen him walk into our lab with materials, and left empty-handed. I tracked him down, brought him back to my lab, showed him what the problem was, and pretty much yelled and screamed at him for several minutes. He kept saying “sorry!” over and over, and bowing his head. The next day, he brought me a very intricate silk scarf as an apology. I told him I couldn’t accept it, but then my boss told me I should, to keep the peace.

Some cultures may only consider a "rule" to be a rule if there are serious consequences imposed for violation. Having somebody else annoyed is not a "consequence" to the rule breaker, unless the annoyance results in bad things happening to the rule breaker.

[FamiliarFace]

Yes, there’s this pesky thing called basic respect for others. I saw it over and over, particularly with foreigners I worked with. There was often very little regard for “rules”. In labs, “rules” ie. protocols, are extremely important to smooth running of things, as well as achieving accurate results.