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1、Lecture9TimeandSpaceCross-culturalquestions:Answerthefollowingquestionsaboutyourowncultureandthendiscussinterculturalsimilaritiesanddifferences.1.Isthewesternconceptoftimedifferentfromthatinourcountry?MightabusinesspersonfromtheUSencounteranydifferences?(considerpromptness
2、,schedules,signingofcontracts,etc.)2.Arethereobjects,procedures,orcustomswhicharesymbolicofourculture’suseoftime?ExplainCross-culturalquestions3.Howdoestechnologyinfluencetheuseoftime?Howdoesitaffectpersonal,social,andprofessionallives?4.Howissenseofprivacyobtainedinourcul
3、ture?Whatdoyoudowhenyouwanttobealone(athome,atwork,orelsewhere)?5.Hasthedesignofyourcitybeeninfluencedbynon-nativestylesofarchitecture?Ifso,how?6.Whattypesofarchitecturearebestsuitedtotheenvironmentandgeographyofourcountry?TimeWhentravelerslackanawarenessofhowtimeisregulat
4、edinaforeigncountry,theycanexpecttofeelsomewhatdisoriented.Sincemostpeopletaketimeforgranted,theeffectsofvalues,customs,andsocialetiquetteontheuseoftimeareseldomexamined.TimeAculturethatvaluesachievementandprogresswilldiscouragepeoplefrom“wasting”time.Highlyefficientbusine
5、sspeoplefromtheseculturesmayfeelfrustratedinacountrywhereworkproceedsataslowpace.Inreligioussocieties,customsspecifytimesoftheday,week,oryearforprayerandreligiouscelebrations.TimeIfanindividualtriestomakeanappointmentduringasacredholiday,heorshecouldunknowinglyoffendarelig
6、iousperson.Socialetiquettedeterminesappropriatetimesforvisits,meetings,andevenphonecalls.Arrivingtwohourslateforanappointmentmaybeacceptableinoneculture,whereasinanother,keepingsomeonewaitingfifteenminutesmaybeconsideredrude.PromptnessPromptnessisimportantinwesternbusiness
7、,academic,andsocialsettings.Theimportanceofpunctualityistaughttoyoungchildreninschool.Tardyslipsandtheuseofbellssignaltothechildthatpunctualityandtimeitselfaretoberespected.PromptnessPeoplewhokeepappointmentsareconsidereddependable.Ifpeoplearelatetojobinterviews,appointmen
8、ts,orclasses,theyareoftenviewedasunreliableandirresponsible.Inthebusinessworld,“timeismon
