The comments made that Americans were the leaders in invention and creativity was similar to comments years ago about the limits of Asians. I do think there are differences in culture, we wouldn't have the old joke about European heaven and hell. I have been in 30 automobile assembly plants around the world and I know there are cultural differences in workers.

Chinese don't feed the ear grain and the cob. Just the cob. They can't afford to give them both, as they need the grain.

That was the point.

Ren