It was mind boggling to me too when my colleague said it! To be fair, he might have been exaggerating - our dynamic was to get into these sorts of arguments with each other. But I guess that's basically right, that Western Europe functions through a professional cadre that goes to the same schools and then duly fills out governmental pos…
It was mind boggling to me too when my colleague said it! To be fair, he might have been exaggerating - our dynamic was to get into these sorts of arguments with each other. But I guess that's basically right, that Western Europe functions through a professional cadre that goes to the same schools and then duly fills out governmental positions. (Yes Minister is also a depiction of that.) America is a bit wilder in how all this plays out.
It was mind boggling to me too when my colleague said it! To be fair, he might have been exaggerating - our dynamic was to get into these sorts of arguments with each other. But I guess that's basically right, that Western Europe functions through a professional cadre that goes to the same schools and then duly fills out governmental positions. (Yes Minister is also a depiction of that.) America is a bit wilder in how all this plays out.