Where’s sunny California?

First time I have been in US it was 2008 in Carlsbad. It was one sunny but cold week. Today I experienced probably the worst weather I ever had in California. Nothing special to be honest, especially coming from a very cold italian winter, bit for the first time I saw definitely raining. Not the light rain that sometimes happens, but the heavy rain that frequently we have in Italy during springtime. It was nice seeing this area that I really love under a different perspective. And it was even not a big problem since the day was dedicated to shopping and business meetings.

I still get surprised of how easy is to establish a relationship with this people. We, in Italy, are mostly diffident and building a business partnership is something that requires a lot of time and efforts. Sometimes even with people you know from a long time you cannot say if you are a partner or just a customer or a supplier. It’s a matter of trust and of willingness of keeping control of the relationship.

Here things are different, or at least seems to be to a foreign eye. People trust you almost immediately and are ready to give you a chance. At the same time they are ready to break the partnership as soon as they understand that it doesn’t works, it’s not effective or, worst of all, you are not trustable. This means that if your intentions are serious and your behavior is ethical doing business is much more easier.