The Ugly American
Guests Nick and Andrew share their experiences and perspectives on walking the line between respecting one's home culture and host culture abroad.

(00:12) - Intro
(02:24)) - What is an "Ugly American"?
(09:52) - Why is it Important to respect the local culture?
(21:27) - Is there flexibility in following cultural norms?
(33:31) - Where's the line between respect and brown-nosing?
(45:04) - How do you deal with conflict in Japan?
(54:03) - Ugly American, Cool American
(57:02) - 'T', but not 'Tea'
(59:31) - Outro

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Host:
🎙️Samuel Darbouze is a teacher, designer, and podcaster. Happy holidays, y'all!
Socials:
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Today's Guests:
🎙️Nick is a former engineer and current NLP graduate student in Hokkaido. When he's working in the lab, you'll probably find him baking a cake or burying his nose in a foreign language textbook.
Socials:
https://youtube.com/@TwentyNineJP

🎙️Andrew is 38 and has been living in Japan since 2007. He works as a freelancer and enjoys gaming, working out, anime, and motorsports.