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Unit1a
p1Americansbelievenoonestandsstill.
Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.
p2Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingand
exploring.
p3TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.
Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.
p5We1budget/1it,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;wealso
2charge/2forit.
Itisapreciousresource.p6Manypeoplehavearather3acute/3senseoftheshortnessof
eachlifetime.
p7Oncethesandshaverunoutofapersons4hourglass/4,theycannotbereplaced.
p8Wewanteveryminutetocount.
AforeignersfirstimpressionoftheUSislikelytobethatp9everyoneisinarush—oftenunder
pressure.
Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,p106restlessly/6
seekingattentioninastore,or7elbowing/7othersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping.
p11Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeis
consideredprecious.
Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetback
toworkwithinthetimeallowed.
Youalsofinddriverswillbe8abrupt/8andpeoplewillpushpastyou.
Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchangeswithstrangers.
p12Donttakeitpersonally.
Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelseelseitbeyonda
certainappropriatepoint.
p13ManynewarrivalsintheStateswillmissthe9opening/9exchangesofabusinesscall,
forexample.
p14Theywillmissthe10ritual/1011interaction/11thatgoeswithawelcomingcup
ofteaorcoffeethatmaybea12convention/12intheirowncountry.
Theymaymiss14leisurely/14businesschatsinarestaurantorcoffeehouse.
p15Normally,Americansdo
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