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acute 

senseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime. 

Oncethe 

sandshaverunoutofaperson’s 

hourglass,theycannotbe 

replaced. 

Wewanteveryminutetocount. 

A 

foreigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneis 

a 

rush 

--often 

under 

pressure. 

Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing, 

restlessly 

seekingattentioninastore,or 

elbowing 

othersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping. 

Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry. 

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious. 

Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed. 

Youalsofinddriverswillbe 

abrupt 

andpeoplewillpushpastyou. 

Youwillmisssmiles, 

brief 

conversations,andsmallexchangeswithstrangers. 

Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint. 

ManynewarrivalstotheStateswillmissthe 

opening 

exchangesofabusinesscall,forexample. 

Theywillmissthe 

ritual 

interaction 

that 

goes 

with 

awelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybea 

convention 

intheirowncountry. 

Theymaymiss 

leisurely 

businesschatsinarestaurantorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonot 

assess 

theirvisitorsinsuchrelaxed 

surroundings 

overextendedsmalltalk;

muchlessdotheytakethemoutfordinner,orforaroundonthe 

golf 

coursewhiletheydevelopasenseoftrust. 

Sincewe 

generally 

assessand 

probe 

professionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly. 

Timeis,therefore,always 

ticking 

inourinnerear. 

Consequently,we 

work 

hard 

at 

thetaskof 

saving 

time. 

Weproduceasteadyflowof 

labor-saving 

devices;

wecommunicaterapidlythrough 

faxes,phonecallsor 

emails 

ratherthanthroughpersonalcontacts, 

whichthoughpleasant,takelonger--especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets. 

We,therefore, 

save 

mostpersonalvisiting 

after-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings. 

Toustheimpersonalityof 

electronic 

communicationhaslittleornorelationtothe 

significance 

ofthematter 

hand. 

Insomecountriesnomajorbusinessis 

conducted 

withouteyecontact,requiringface-to-faceconversation. 

InAmerica,too,afinalagreementwillnormallybesigned 

person. 

However,peoplearemeeting 

increasingly 

ontelevisionscreens,conducting“ 

teleconferences 

”tosettleproblemsnotonlyinthiscountrybutalso--by 

satellite 

--internationally. 

TheU.S.isdefinitelyatelephonecountry. 

Almosteveryoneusesthetelephonetoconductbusiness,tochatwithfriends,tomakeorbreaksocialappointments,tosay“Thankyou,”toshopandto 

obtain 

allkindsofinformation. 

Telephonessavethefeetandendlessamountsoftime. 

Thisis 

due 

partly 

tothefactthatthetelephoneserviceis 

superb 

here, 

whereas 

thepostalserviceislessefficient. 

Somenewarrivalswillcomefromcultureswhereitisconsideredimpolitetoworktooquickly. 

Unlessacertainamountoftimeisallowedto 

elapse,itseemsintheireyesasifthetaskbeingconsidered 

were 

insignificant,not 

worthy 

of 

properrespect. 

Assignmentsare,consequently,felttobegivenaddedweightbythepassageoftime. 

IntheU.S.,however,itistakenasasignof 

skillfulness 

orbeing 

competent 

tosolveaproblem,or 

fulfill 

ajobsuccessfully,withspeed.Usually,themoreimportantataskis,themorecapital,energy,andattentionwillbepouredintoitinorderto“getitmoving.” 

Unit2

Learning 

the 

Olympic 

Standard 

Love 

Nikolai 

Petrovich 

Anikin 

was 

not 

half 

as 

intimidating 

I 

had 

imagined 

he 

would 

be. 

No, 

this 

surely 

ex-Soviet 

coach 

my 

father 

shipped 

me 

out 

to 

meet. 

But 

was, 

and 

all. 

He 

invited 

inside 

sat 

down 

on 

couch, 

patting 

blanket 

next 

him 

get 

sit 

him. 

so 

nervous 

his 

presence. 

You 

are 

young,"

began 

Russian-style 

English. 

If 

you 

like 

try 

Games, 

guess 

will 

be 

able 

do 

this. 

Nagano 

Olympics 

too 

soon 

you, 

2002 

Salt 

Lake 

City, 

could 

ready."

Yes, 

why 

not?

replied 

shocked 

look 

face. 

promising 

amateur 

skier, 

by 

no 

means 

top 

skier 

country. 

Of 

course, 

there 

many 

training 

sessions, 

yo