Actually the high cost is associated with VAT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_added_tax). Americans on the other hand pay taxes in other forms.

Asian isn't a culture. The remark above is quite obtuse and the mere fact of using a Japanese term to address an incident in China is ignorant at best.

That mode of thought is exactly why it takes you 60 hours to provide the utilization companies seek. If you actually had the attitude to move forward in the company, you wouldn't be looking at it from a status quo point of view. Consequentially, that train of thought will also improve your own utility and most likely cut down on your hours worked while pushing your career forward.