Thanks! Followed you too.
Right, I very narrowly escaped being that same way myself, but I spent years in Japan and then working at a Japanese company, and Japanese people have just about the exact opposite mindset. They don't want to hear the reason why you did a job wrong -- they just want you to get it right next time. I had to unlearn the American way of excusing my mistakes. And if you talk about yourself too much they get kinda repulsed. You're expected to act always thinking of others. Japanese culture was hard on me, but even though I remain sensitive, I think it saved me from being one of these kinds of people.
Very perceptive. I must be Japanese inside. I find myself shutting down when people start making excuses or talking too much about themselves. I like what you say about being expected to act always thinking of others. I would enjoy reading an essay elaborating on that concept.