When it comes to giving praise, the U.K. and U.S. cultures are worlds apartNPR’s Scott Simon asks Chiara Brown of the Times of London about her recent piece observing how praise is doled out differently in the U.K. than it is in the U.S.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:You know, you're a great audience. She is a U.S.-born journalist who took a job at The Times of London and discovered that when it comes to praise, Britons can be understated. So when I got to the U.K., I was sort of used to a certain kind of lifestyle, used to a certain tone of praise. BROWN: I don't think there's anything wrong with praising people when it's genuine. So I think there's definitely room for some version of the American way here.
