Culture is too broad a subject to be really addressed in this often puerile forum.. .. .Go read Hofstede, Trompenaars, Reason, Helmreich and Merritt. Then make your own conclusions. Know the positives and neagtives of your own culture and modify your behavior accordingly. Predjudice is no substitute for knowledge.. .. .NO one culture (none, zero, not US nor UK or anyone else) has the ideal mix of attributes for flying airplanes. In fact overly "masculine" behavior is potentially dangerous in itself, and 98% of pilots are male, right?. .. .Rant over. Some really interesting posts, nice to see.. .. .Back to lurking. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />