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Old 31st May 2007 | 19:10
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Mach trim
 
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Toros and Spanish ATC

Toro, I like your name.Classic post.

" The Spanish armada finished in the eighteen century, the Spanish inquistion finished around that time, I donīt dress as a bullfighter and I have running water and electricity in my house. I however still go to bed late because I love spanish life style(may be millions of brits love it it too, at least in LEMG) "
I am surprised that you do not dress up as a bullfighter.
Glad to hear you have running water in your house.

Ok let me extrapolate on Spanish culture

The beauty of it is your reaction to my post has in fact in part answered your own question about what Spanish culture has to do with it. Think about it.
All cultures have their strengths and weaknessess.
We
As the Germans can be too structured but are well organized, and may not be flexible.
The Spanish are a very proud people. Do you agree ?
Can this pride get in the way of efficient ATC ?
Can the Spanish or Italian machismo get in the way of improving ATC like by using foreigners (who may have a better ATC system.) ?

Culturally Autocratic leadership is a negative behaviour and perhaps it is inherent in the system ?

The Spanish controllers do not have the competiveness or one upmanship in dealing with pilots as we find in others countries. This I like.


Surprisingly in the Professor Hofstede cross-cultural study done over 50 countries Spain ranked high 86 in the uncertainty avoidance area as a culture.
Uncertainty avoidance is how well a culture deals with novelty and ambiguity.

As for your questions. You may be a wind up artist if not....

1.- What do you know about spanish culture?
What does this have to do with Spanish ATC ? What is your point ?

2.- Are you a spanish citizen? Why do you ask ?
What does this matter, I could be.
I have been a Spanish resident for over 6 years and married to a Spanish woman.

3.- Can you speak fluent spanish to be able to understand what people actually mean when they speak?
I speak Spanish fluently and a little Catalan as well.

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