It's About Time
If you are a regular reader of the Culture Shock weblog you must have been waiting breathlessly on the edge of your seat for my return to the blogsphere . I'm back. And not a minute too early. During my time in the high school marching band we had the following mantra pounded into our heads: To be early is to be on time To be on time is to be late To be late is to be dead Let's just say much of Eastern Europe wouldn't be populated if the phrase were true here. A couple nights ago a friend was telling me that she needed something done by 4:00 so she told the person it had to be done by 2:00. It's not that they're incompetent . It's just that they're not concerned about schedule. Certainly there are exceptions to the rule, but that's the way many Eastern Europeans operate. A meeting that 'starts' at 6:00 will actually start at 6:15, or 6:30 or maybe possibly be delayed until the next day. The person might not even show up. Who knows? And the reason...