I worked at a mine in Indonesia. The Americans said the Indonesian engineers were very book smart and could recite the equation from memory. But they didn’t have the problem-solving ability to use them in the real world. The one American called them “automotons” or something.
One day I saw these three Indonesians popping the hood on their overheated Toyota, steam rushing out of the hood. The one guy is just about to put his bare hand on the radiator cap and I yelled out “Bahiyha” which means danger. He stopped, and then I walked over there to explain that it was super hot.
Turns out he was a lead engineer!
I’ve seen similar stupid things from the Chinese.
“” “” I worked at a mine in Indonesia. The Americans said the Indonesian engineers were very book smart and could recite the equation from memory. But they didn’t have the problem-solving ability to use them in the real world. The one American called them “automotons” or something.”” “”
That’s an advantage of Americans. Most American professionals you see in most trades are ‘book stupid’ but very good at the trade they are doing.
That’s a specific problem-solving approach. Others tend to spread attention and aren’t really good at anything yet they think they are smart and the Americans stupid.
Their charges has some logic to it but what is important is who are more effective as a result and it is not them.