Comments on: Why Hide the Twenty Dollar Bill? http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/04/why-hide-the-twenty-dollar-bill/ The Design of Engagement Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:05:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AV Flox http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/04/why-hide-the-twenty-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-112 AV Flox Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:35:59 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=229#comment-112 On a visit to my native Peru when I was young, some relatives were discussing dinner options when I suggested cebiche--a lemon-marinated, raw fish dish. They were scandalized: "You cannot eat raw fish after 4PM!" my grandfather told me. "It's terrible for you!" Having grown up in the Northern Marianas, and just come through Japan, I was dubious. I spent the entirety of the trip asking people why, exactly it was harmful to eat fish after 4PM. No one knew. Just last year, on another visit, an attorney friend explained that in a not-so-distant past, fish were delivered quickly to the sierra, but due to the predominance of ice boxes, perishable items such as fish were not served past the hour of 4PM as a precaution. The notion was internalized and eventually, the people forgot it. I have not verified this, but if that mentality of unquestioningly latching on to the past is that prevalent, the question of why trying to do business in my country is such a nightmare is no question at all. Excellent post. On a visit to my native Peru when I was young, some relatives were discussing dinner options when I suggested cebiche–a lemon-marinated, raw fish dish. They were scandalized: “You cannot eat raw fish after 4PM!” my grandfather told me. “It’s terrible for you!” Having grown up in the Northern Marianas, and just come through Japan, I was dubious. I spent the entirety of the trip asking people why, exactly it was harmful to eat fish after 4PM. No one knew.

Just last year, on another visit, an attorney friend explained that in a not-so-distant past, fish were delivered quickly to the sierra, but due to the predominance of ice boxes, perishable items such as fish were not served past the hour of 4PM as a precaution. The notion was internalized and eventually, the people forgot it.

I have not verified this, but if that mentality of unquestioningly latching on to the past is that prevalent, the question of why trying to do business in my country is such a nightmare is no question at all.

Excellent post.

]]> By: @DerekNP81 http://www.markdrapeau.com/2009/04/why-hide-the-twenty-dollar-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-111 @DerekNP81 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:20:49 +0000 http://www.markdrapeau.com/?p=229#comment-111 I wish you'd thrown the word "singularity" in there somewhere. This species still has the same brains and bodies as the cavemen; the push toward adaptation and constant learning is the best thing that's happened to our evolution in 100,000 years! I'm scared yet thrilled to imagine how soon I might become anachronistic, and the nature of what will replace me. I wish you’d thrown the word “singularity” in there somewhere.

This species still has the same brains and bodies as the cavemen; the push toward adaptation and constant learning is the best thing that’s happened to our evolution in 100,000 years!

I’m scared yet thrilled to imagine how soon I might become anachronistic, and the nature of what will replace me.

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