CCK09 About openness via questions and responses

There seems to be a difference between Eastern and Western cultures when it relates to openness via questions and responses.

In the West, to ask a good question, in the East, to think and reflect about a good question – silence and meditate. In the West, to respond to a good question, in the East, to think and reflect about a good response – silence and meditate. Does it reflect what social networked learning is all about? Have I thought and reflected about questions and responses?  Have I asked a question?