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shopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepace

oflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsidered

precious.Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyou

tofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktowork

withinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverswill

beabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchangeswith

strangers.Don'

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valuetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”it

beyondacertainappropriatepoint.

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notassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsover

extendedsmalltalk;

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andprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westart

talkingbusinessveryquickly.Timeis,therefore,

alwaystickinginourinnerear

Consequently,weworkhardatthetask

ofsavingtime.Weproduceasteadyflow

oflabor-savingdevices;

wecommunicaterapidly

throughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsratherthanthrough

personalcontacts,whichthoughpleasant,takeIonger-especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.We,

therefore,savemostpersonalvisitingforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.

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conducting

conversation.In

America,too,afinalagreementwill

“teleconferences”tosettleproblemsnotonlyinthis

countrybutalso--bysatellite--internationally.

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everyoneusesthetelephonetoconductbusiness,tochat

withfriends,tomakeorbreaksocialappointments,tosay

Thankyou,

toshopandtoobtainallkindsofinformation.Telephonessavethefeetandendlessamounts

oftime.Thisisduepartlytothefactthatthetelephoneserviceissuperbhere,whereasthepostalserviceislessefficient.

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consideredimpolitetoworktooquickly.Unlessacertain

amountoftimeisallowedtoelapse,itseemsintheireyes

asifthetaskbeingconsideredwereinsignificant,

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Unit2

LearningtheOlympicStandardforLove

NikolaiPetrovichAnikinwasnothalfasintimidatingasIhadimaginedh

ewouldbe.No,thissurelywasnottheex-Sovietcoachmyfatherhadshippedmeouttomeet.

ButNikolaihewas,Petrovichandall.Heinvitedmeinsideandsatdownonthecouch,pattingtheblanketnexttohimtogetmetositnexttohim.Iwassonervousinhispresence.

Youareyoung,"

hebeganinhisRussian-styleEnglish."

IfyouliketotryforOlympicGames,Iguessyouwillbeabletodothis.NaganoOlympicstoosoonforyou,butfor2002inSaltLakeCity,youcouldbeready."

Yes,whynot?

herepliedtotheshockedlookonmyface.

Iwasapromising

amateurskier,butbynomeansthetopskierinthecountry."

Ofcourse,therewillbemanyhardtrainingsessions,andyouwillcry,butyouwillimprove.

I!

Tobesure,therewerecountlesstrainingsessionsfullofpainandmorethanafewtears,

butinthefiveyearsthatfollowed

IcouldalwayscountonbeingencouragedbyNikolai'

samusingstoriesandsenseofhumor.

Myfriends,theygointhemovies,theygointhedance,theygooutwithgirls,"

hewouldstart."

ButI,"

hewouldcontinue,loweringhisvoice,"

Iampractice,practice,practicein

thestadium.Andbythenextyear,Ihadcut1-1/2minutesoffmytimeinthe

15-kilometerrace!

Myfriendsaskedme,'

Nikolai,howdidyoudoit?

'

AndIreplied,'

Yougointhemovies,yougointhedance,yougooutwithgirls,butIampractice,practice,practice.'

"

Herethestoryusuallyended,butononeoccasion,whichwelaterlearnedwashis25thweddinganniversary,hestoodproudlyinawornwoolensweaterandsmiledandwhispered,"

AndItellyou,Iam26yearsoldbeforeIeverkissagirl!

ShewasthewomanIlatermarry."

Romanticandotherwise,Nikolaiknewlove.

Hisconsistentgoodhumor,quietgratitude,perceptivity,andsinceritysetanOlympicstandardforlovethatIcontinuetoreachfor,eventhoughmyskiingdaysareover.

Still,heneverbabiedme.

OneFebruarydayIhadamassiveheadacheandfeltquitefatigued.Icameuponhiminaclearing,andafterapproximately15minutesofstridingintothecoldbreezeoverthewhitepowdertocatchhim,Ifussed,"

Oh,Nikolai,IfeellikeIamgoingtodie."

Whenyouareahundredyearsold,everybodydies,"

hesaid,indifferenttomypain.

Butnow,"

hecontinuedfirmly."

Nowmustbeski,ski,ski."

And,onskis

Ididwhathesaid.

Onothermatters,though,Iwasrebellious.

Once,hepacked10ofusintoaFinnishbachelor'

stinyhomeforalow-budgetskicamp.Weawoke

thefirstmorningtofindNikolaimakingbreakfastandthenmadequickworkwithourspoons

whilesittingonmakeshiftchairsaroundatinycardtable.

Whenwewerefinished,Nikolai

stackedthestickybowlsinfrontofmysolefemaleteammateandme,asserting,"

Now,girlsdodishes!

Ithrewmynapkinonthefloorandsworeathim,

Askthedamnboys!

Thisisunfair."

Heneveraskedthisofmeagain,nordidhetakemuchnoticeofmyoutburst.Hesaved

hispassionforskiing.

Whencoaching,hewouldsingouthisinstructionskeepingrhythmwithourstride:

Yes,yes,one-two-three,one-two-three."

Adearladyfriendofmygrandfather,afterviewingacopyofavideoofmetrainingwithNikolai,asked,"

Doeshealsoteachdance?

Intraining,IworkedwithoutresttocorrectmistakesthatNikolaipointedoutandIaskedaftereachpassifitwasbetter.

Yes,it'

sOK.Butthefasterkneedown,thebetter."

Butisitfastenough?

I'

dpersist.Finallyhewouldfrownandsay,"

Billiontimesyoumakemotion—thenbeperfect,"

remindingmeinanI'

ve-told-you-a-billion-timestone,"

Youmustbepatient.

Nikolai'

spatienceandmyhardworkearnedmeafourth-placenationalrankingheadingintothepre-Olympicseason,

butthenImissedthecutforthe2002Olympics.

Lastsummer,IreturnedtovisitNikolai.Hemademetea...anddidthedishes!

Wetalkedwhilesittingonhiscouch.

MissingtheOlympicTeamthepreviousyearhadmademe

pauseandreflectonwhatIhadgain—ednottheleastofwhichwasaquiet,indissolublebondwithashortmaninatropicalshirt.

Nikolaitaughtmetohavethecourage,heart,anddisciplinetopersist,evenifittakesabilliontries.

Hetaughtmetobethankfulinadvanceforacenturyoflifeonearth,andtoremindmyselfeverydaythatdespitethechallengesathand,"

Nowmustbelove,love,love.

Unit3

MarriageAcrosstheNations

GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother'

scharacters.

Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatsheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredinAmericansociety.

GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.

Wewantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouplesofmarryingforthewrongreasons,andonlyfindingoutten,twenty,orthirtyyearslaterthattheywereincompatible,thattheyhardlytookthetimetoknoweachother,thattheyoverlookedseriou