Which cultures, then, are "open" and which are "closed"?
Mm, people from Latin cultures usually show their feelings more, for example, the Italians. When asked if they would show that they were angry at work, 71% of Italians indicated that they would show this openly.
And what about "closed" cultures?
Eastern cultures and northern European cultures do not show their feelings as much. For example, only 17% of the Japanese would show anger openly at work. And only 29% of the British would show they were angry.
I see. Curiously enough, the Americans are more like the Italians-- over 60% would express anger openly in a work situation.
Culturally, Americans are in between "open" and "close" cultures-in some ways they are more "open" and in other ways they are more "closed".