Cultural Differences in Time...how does it affect us?
“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” Mahatma Gandhi When I was a child I remember going to a Native American Pow wow with my family. We were living near Omaha Nebraska at the time. We were there with friends and enjoyed a fun day of food and games. The pow wow was scheduled to start at a certain time in the early evening. As a child, I can remember looking forward to the event and of course, kept asking my parents if it was time for it to start yet! My parents told me the time it was scheduled to start and I counted down the minutes. The time came and went and still the pow wow hadn't started. Hours went by and finally the pow wow started - It was an amazing experience that just started a lot later than we had thought. My dad spoke to someone after and was told that start times were more suggestions than reality. They started when they started even if it was hours later than posted. Have you ever heard of...