Usually when you have two arguments to a problem, there are always pros and cons to each side. The same can be said of the two ways of engineering culture between the French and British. According to the excerpt from "The Other Side of the Tunnel" by Paul Bell, the British are notoriously know for their lack of planning. As we saw in the video, this has its advantages and disadvantages. They started the tunneling off to a great head start on the French. Things looked like they were going great until something unexpected happened, the chalk wasnt as strong as they had originally thought. This made them cease operations until they could come up with a different idea. The French took more time planning and got off to a bit of a slower start. They may have started slower, however they they never had to stop operating. So as you can see, there are good aspects about both cultures.
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ReplyDeleteI agree to the points that you have stated. Indeed, there are good aspects about both the cultures, and in the end they figured out a way to make things work. The work of Paul Bell tells us about the British and their lack of planning, but then they were quick and efficient enough to give a start for French people. I quite like that. (engr03)
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