good—plishments.Sowhetherthesebeliefsaretrueisreallyirrelevant;whatisimportantisthatAmericanshaveconsideredthemtobetrueandhaveactedasiftheywere,thus,ineffect,causingthemtohappen.TimeandItsControlTimeis,fortheaverageAmerican,ofutmostimportance.Totheforeignvisitor,plishedontime(accordingtoapredeterminedschedule)thantheyarewithdevelopingdeepinterpersonalrelations.Schedules,fortheAmerican,aremeanttobeplannedandthenfollowedinthesmallestdetail. pletelycontrolledbythelittlemachinestheywearontheirwrists,cuttingtheirdiscussionsoffabruptlytomakeittotheirnextappointmentontime.Americans’languageisfilledwithreferencestotime,givingaclearindicationofhowmuchitisvalued.Timeissomethingtobe"on,"tobe"kept,""filled,""saved,""used,""spent,""wasted,""lost,""gained,""planned,""given,""madethemostof,"even"killed."
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