■スレッド立てるまでもない質問スレッド Part56■

With the western philosophy of seif-interest in mind, the story
is often told of the German who worked in a Japanese factory in
Europe. After being sent to Japan for training, he refused to
share the knowledge he'd gained with his workmates. His Japanese
colleagues who had emotionally merged with, and were prepared to
sacrifice for, those of the same culture with whom they worked,
couldn't comprehend it. They didn't appreciate that the Japanese
maxim;"As we as a team think, we perform", becomes in the West
"As I as an individual think, I act." In America, accent tends
to be on performing well, independently, as individuals.

これを５０語以内の英語にまとめなさい（岩手大）、という問題なのですが
、面倒だったら日本語でかまいませんので、要約を教えてください。