A particular important area of differences concerns perceptions of time.In the United States we compartmentalize our time and schedules one event at a time which is exemplified by our tendency to emphasize schedules and value promptness.As the result, in the United States,being even a few minutes late may require you to acknowledge your lateness.In Latin American or Arab cultures,for instance,it is not unusual for a person to be more than thirty minutes late,behaviour that is likely to occasion only a few words of apoloby. The point is that there is no universally held "right"way of viewing time designations
參考答案:还有一个特别重要的是时间观念的差异。在美国我们严格规划我们的时间每件事都一丝不苟地遵循时间表。因此在美国，即使是迟到了一分钟也得为此道歉。然而在拉美或是中东国家，迟到半个小时却是家常便饭。这说明对于文化差异没有一个衡量对错的标准。