No, I'm not. And don't come at me with that cultural relativism line and with an inaccurate picture of the situation. Normative judgements do have a place in life.
We're talking about the generator for my building. I couldn't care less about how someone else runs their household, I'm talking about where I'm located and where the person is hired to provide a service.
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Finally, don't instruct me on how to live in other places. I've spent a large portion of my life overseas in various environments from Europe to Asia to Africa. I know my way around.
LOL, no, WE aren't talking about the generator in your building NICE. YOU are talking about that generator. I am talking about differences in general. Obviously, YOUR generator issue annoys you personally. Try another example.
When I lived on Rhodes, all the sewage went to septic tanks. No municipal sewage drains. Now growing up in Canada, I was familiar with septic tanks as we had one at my parent's summer cottage. Some people never checked them and some people believed you should have them pumped out every 5 years or so whether they needed it or not. On Rhodes, the norm was to wait till they overflowed. That's how you know they need pumped out. If they aren't overflowing, why would they need to be pumped out? It's what I refer to as Greek logic. It's logical, it just isn't the same logic someone else might use. What you are saying is that the only ACCEPTABLE logic is YOUR logic.
Here are some examples of Greek logic when it comes to driving.
Greece supposedly has the highest rate of traffic fatalities of any European country. To begin with you have to bear in mind that unless you understand the culture and thinking of Greek drivers you have little chance of anticipating their moves. So let's begin with some simple facts.
Most of the fatalities happen on the mainland so if you are living on an island you cut down the odds. Most fatalities on islands involve tourists and alcohol so if you stay out of those categories you cut down the odds. Most Greek men drive as if they owned the whole road. Around half of the Greek women driving cars on the islands don't have a license. Most have no insurance. Keep these points in mind.
Now to understand why a Greek would behave in a way you consider insane, unreasonable or whatever, consider the following. Greek drivers generally are following Greek logic not your logic so you have to come to grips with that. For example, a stop sign means stop if there is traffic approaching from your right or left. Why would you stop if there isn't? The same rule often applies to a red light.
Yield signs (which are rare) always mean the other guy should yield to you. Every 2 lane road in Greece has 3 lanes. The one in your direction, the one in the other direction and the invisible one in the middle that you use for passing a bus uphill on a blind corner.
When you stop at a traffic light and a car is in front of you, you blow your horn when the light turns green, before you even touch the throttle. When you see a friend in the street you stop in the middle of the street to chat. If someone behind you is blowing their horn and screaming for you to move, you ignore them or tell them you will only be a few minutes. Parking in the middle of the street also follows this rule. Why are they in such a rush that they can't wait for you to finish your business? After all you were in front so your needs come first. If you want to park but there are no parking spaces available, where else can you park but in the middle of the street? If you want to go into a store and no parking is available right in front of it, thus forcing you to park in the street, why would anyone expect you to park further up the street in front of a store you don't want to go to?
When the white bands designating a pedestrian crossing area were painted on the streets after entry into the EU, why did no one tell anyone that you have to stop for pedestrians crossing? If they did tell you, how can they expect a pedestrian to stop a car? The car is bigger than them.
All cars in front of you should signal their turns. All cars behind you should not expect you to signal your turns.
Are you getting the idea? The logic is simple and combined with the principle that you can do as you please but no one else can, explains Greek driving. If you just think in the same way, you'll have no problems driving.
Now you may say their logic is crazy NICE but it is their logic that counts, not yours and it is their 'normative judgements' that count, not yours.