How Cambodian's Learn

When we have computer problems, we call in a young guy who works with a Cambodian IT company (blue shirt, sitting at the computer). Last week, I noticed that four of our staff were crowded around him, watching him work and peppering him with questions. I went back to my office with a 'let me know when it's fixed' kind of a shrug... To an outsider, their ways of learning can seem to be a 'waste of time'. However, I think we miss something of this hands-on learning and natural curiosity in our super-specialised Western work culture.