The Zen of Listening

The Zen of Listening: Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction via FS: 

"A cross-cultural survey taken by Satosh Ishii showed that average person in the US converses twice as long (six hours and forty three minutes) than the Japanese (three hours and thirty-one minutes). Westerners speak first, listen second, and observe third. Eastern Cultures prefer a different order: observe, listen, speak."


What about the argumentative Indians? For the record, the longest ever speech delivered in the UN Security Council was by V.K Krishna Menon, an Indian (7 hour 48 minute speech).