attitude on timing
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As we all know that time is so important in our daily life. But what is time? Time is life for doctors. Time is speed for scientists. Time is money for enterprises. And time is everything for all of us. Because of the difference in civilizations, different cultures have different attitudes towards time. Today, I will mainly talk about western and eastern cultures towards on timing. First, I want to talk about the western culture on timing. And then I will talk about our eastern culture about time. Ok, let‟s begin. Now I will introduce the western culture about time. The two typical countries are America and Mexico. For Americans, time is a “resource” that, like water or coal, can be used well or poorly. “Time is money,” they say. “You only get so much time in this life; you‟d best use it wisely.” Americans are totally on time when they take meetings and presentations. Americans admire a “well-organized” person, one who has a written list of things to do and a schedule for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and treasures other people‟s time. Wisely, Americans are sometimes seen by foreign visitors as automatons, unhuman creatures that are so tied to their clocks and their schedules that they cannot participate in or enjoy the human interactions that are the truly important things in life. To do something efficiently is to do it in the way that is quickest and requires the smallest investment of resources. American businesses sometimes hire “efficiency experts” to review their operations and suggest ways in which they could accomplish more than they are currently accomplishing with the resources they are investing. The “fast-food industry” can be seen as a clear example of an American cultural product. As McDonald‟s restaurants have spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and culture, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness. After introducing America, I will tell you about Mexico. There is a laid back attitude that can be summed up in a word “Mañana.” In Mexico if you make an appointment with somebody in the morning, you are lucky if they show up by the afternoon. In general it is the exception that things actually happen on schedule, not the rule. They organize their lives to the smallest detail. They use pocket planners, PDA‟s, Blackberries, Google, and sticky notes to make sure that not a single things is forgotten, no appointment is missed, and not a second is wasted on the mundane and unproductive. Even when they are doing one thing, they usually are already planning their next step. In Mexico, they live in the now. The Mexican work day generally starts at 8 in the morning, and usually goes till 8 in the evening. It only have two hours siesta during the heat of the day. It is grueling, hot, sweaty, and dirty work. The truth is not that people there are lazy. It is that they have a laid back view of time. It‟s not that Mexicans aren‟t punctual. It‟s simply that they “allow” themselves more time to get something done. This attitude towards time has been called the “Manana Attitude.” Westerners function and the concept of time is linked together, time is money in the notion of time, so they were very treasure, in the life of time often made careful arrangement and plan, and formed the good habit of appointment time. In the west, to visit someone, must notice or agreement, and explain the purpose and visit the agreed time and place, can be conducted only. But Chinese belong to the state, from time to time in the habit of use of great arbitrariness, general won't those westerners strictly according to the plan. To many Chinese people, time seems not very important. In our daily life, we often can see some people are late for meetings or classes. Some of them hold the view that „appears at last minutes‟. Many westerners think Chinese are so lazy to do things. However, as our society is developing faster, some cities‟ rhythm in China are also very fast, like Hongkong and Shanghai. Many workers in these cities should be always on time. Many people can come before meetings or presentations start so that they can have time to prepare for them. In my own opinion, time is important as time flies. It represents everything of our life. We need to be punctual instead of wasting time on some unimportant things. There is one proverb said: “Cast time, time will abandon him.” Therefore, seize this day. Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it. For today already walks tomorrow. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/851f5027964bcf84b9d57b97.html