Culture Differences

 

Being on time is something very important in the United States. Before I came I heard about that, but I did not imagine how they are strict on it. Being on time does not mean only that you have schedule and you can come on time. However it is represent how the person is respectful, organized, and punctual. In the first semester our coordinator, Matt, really was upset from us because we were always late, and we thought that was ok, however he told us that was rude, and it is mean that you do not respect and care about that person who meet. It is important for every American, especially since the concept of time plays such a great role in American culture. In addition, The work ethic in the United State concepts the time is money. However, in Saudi they say that if the people do well never matter if they came late or on time.  Moreover, when you have a dinner with an American friend you should be at least five minutes earlier, because my American friend told me that if you are on time, you are late. Also, you should say how long the dinner will take because they have other thing to do. In Saudi is the opposite, because if you come earlier it is rude. When we have dinner, we used to do not put exactly time, but we tell invitees approximately time, they come around this time. Finally, I tautly agree with the American and their culture that the time is very significant and sometimes it is more important than the money. This is because if time has gone, it will not come back.