Well the first part is very true and the fact that the gov&#x27;t doesn&#x27;t really care about quality (just as long as people are working) probably fuels the culture of mediocrity, but this really doesn&#x27;t apply to the private sector where in a different cultural climate the employers would always demand excellence. I mean at the end of the day it&#x27;s sorta understandable b&#x2F;c you just have to not be a ton worse than your competitors - and think of the savings!<p>I&#x27;m sure it&#x27;s very different from Singapore&#x2F;Taiwan&#x2F;HK (though judging by the lack of attention to detail by immigrants in San Francisco I&#x27;ll wait to see for myself), but this is a country of peasants&#x2F;farmers run by peasants and farmers. It&#x27;s going to take a very very long time for the culture to change - I&#x27;m talking several generations - b&#x2F;c it&#x27;s the culture of the &quot;weakest-link&quot;. I guess their only blessing is that they have these other places to learn from.