Germany
Germans separate the personal from the professional. Feedback, both formal and informal, addresses performance only. It is given in a neutral and unemotional way. Feedback, whether positive or negative, is not meant personally.
United States
Americans link the personal with the professional. Feedback addresses primarily performance, but takes into consideration how it will be received,. Feedback on one’s work is feedback on that individual. Feedback is by its very nature personal.
