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Unitl
Americansbelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.?
Thisattitude?
results?
in?
anationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingand
exploring.?
TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssave
carefully,theotherbeinglabor.
"Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock,”ithasbeensaid.Timeis
treatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Webudgetit,saveit,
wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;wealsochargeforit.It
isapreciousresource.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseofthe
shortnessofeachlifetime.Oncethesandshaverunoutofa
person'hourglass,theycannotbereplaced.Wewanteveryminutetocount.
Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush--oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,restlesslyseeking
attentioninastore,orelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmiss
strangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetime
highly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertain
appropriatepoint.
ManynewarrivalstotheStateswillmisstheopeningexchanges
ofabusinesscall,forexample.Theywillmiss
theritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymay
missleisurelybusinesschatsinarestaurantorcoffee
house.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverextendedsmalltalk;muchlessdothey
takethemoutfordinner,orforaroundonthegolfcoursewhilethey
developasenseoftrust.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalking
businessveryquickly.Timeis,therefore,alwaystickinginourinner
ear.
Consequently,weworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime.We
produceasteadyflowoflabor-savingdevices;wecommunicate
rapidlythroughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsratherthanthroughpersonalcontacts,whichthoughpleasant,takeIonger--especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.We,therefore,savemostpersonal
visitingforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.
Toustheimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhaslittleornorelationtothesignificaneeofthematterathand.Insomecountriesnomajorbusinessisconductedwithouteyecontact,
requiring
face-to-face
conversation.
In
America,
too,afinal
agreement
willnormally
besigned
in
person.However,
peopleare
meetingincreasinglyontelevisionscreens,conducting
“teleconferences”tosettleproblemsnotonlyinthiscountrybutalso
--bysatellite--internationally.
TheU.S.isdefinitelyatelephonecountry.Almosteveryoneuses
thetelephonetoconductbusiness,tochatwithfriends,tomakeor
breaksocial
appointments,to
say“Thank
you,
to
shop
and
toobtain
all
kinds
of
information.
Telephones
save
the
feet
and
endless
amounts
of
time.This
isduepartly
tothe
fact
that
the
telephoneserviceissuperbhere,whereasthepostalserviceislessefficient.
Somenewarrivalswillcomefromcultureswhereitisconsidered
impolitetoworktooquickly.Unlessacertainamountoftimeisallowedtoelapse,itseemsintheireyesasifthetaskbeingconsideredwereinsignificant,notworthyofproper
respect.Assignmentsare,consequently,felttobegivenadded
weightbythepassageoftime.IntheU.S.,however,itistakenasa
signofskillfuInessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblem,orfulfilla
jobsuccessfully,withspeed.Usually,themoreimportantataskis,
themorecapital,energy,andattentionwillbepouredintoitinorder
to“getitmoving.
Unit2
LearningtheOlympicStandardforLove
NikolaiPetrovichAnikinwasnothalfasintimidatingasIhadimaginedhewouldbe.No,thissurelywasnottheex-Sovietcoachmyfatherhadshippedmeouttomeet.
ButNikolaihewas,Petrovichandall.Heinvitedmeinsideandsatdownonthecouch,pattingtheblanketnexttohimtogetmetositnexttohim.Iwassonervousinhispresenee.
"Youareyoung,"hebeganinhisRussian-styleEnglish."IfyouliketotryforOlympicGames,Iguessyouwillbeabletodothis.NaganoOlympicstoosoonforyou,butfor2002
inSaltLakeCity,youcouldbeready."
"Yes,whynot?
"herepliedtotheshockedlookonmyface.
Iwasapromising
amateurskier,butbynomeansthetopskierinthecountry."Ofcourse,therewillbemanyhardtrainingsessions,andyouwillcry,butyouwillimprove."
Tobesure,therewerecountlesstrainingsessionsfullofpainandmorethanafewtears,butinthefiveyearsthatfollowed
IcouldalwayscountonbeingencouragedbyNikolai'samusingstoriesandsenseofhumor.
"Myfriends,theygointhemovies,theygointhedance,theygooutwithgirls,"hewouldstart."ButI,"hewouldcontinue,loweringhisvoice,"Iampractice,practice,practicein
thestadium.Andbythenextyear,Ihadcut1-1/2minutesoffmytimeinthe15-kilometerrace!
"Myfriendsaskedme,'Nikolai,howdidyoudoit?
'AndIreplied,'Yougointhemovies,yougointhedance,yougooutwithgirls,butIampractice,practice,practice.'
I!
Herethestoryusuallyended,butononeoccasion,whichwelaterlearnedwashis25thweddinganniversary,hestoodproudlyinawornwoolensweaterandsmiledandwhispered,"AndItellyou,Iam26yearsoldbeforeIeverkissagirl!
ShewasthewomanIlatermarry."
Romanticandotherwise,Nikolaiknewlove.
Hisconsistentgoodhumor,quietgratitude,perceptivity,andsinceritysetanOlympicstandardforlovethatIcontinuetoreachfor,eventhoughmyskiingdaysareover.
Still,heneverbabiedme.
OneFebruarydayIhadamassiveheadacheandfeltquite
fatigued.Icameuponhiminaclearing,andafterapproximately15minutesofstriding
intothecoldbreezeoverthewhitepowdertocatchhim,Ifussed,"Oh,Nikolai,IfeellikeIamgoingtodie."
"Whenyouareahundredyearsold,everybodydies,"hesaid,indifferenttomypain
"Butnow,"hecontinuedfirmly."Nowmustbeski,ski,ski."And,onskis,Ididwhathesaid.
Onothermatters,though,Iwasrebellious.
Once,hepacked10ofusintoaFinnishbachelor'stinyhomeforalow-budgetskicamp.Weawoke
thefirstmorningtofindNikolaimakingbreakfastandthenmadequickworkwithourspoons
whilesittingonmakeshiftchairsaroundatinycardtable.
Whenwewerefinished,Nikolai
stackedthestickybowlsinfrontofmysolefemaleteammateandme,asserting,"Now,girlsdodishes!
"
Ithrewmynapkinonthefloorandsworeathim,
"Askthedamnboys!
Thisisunfair."
Heneveraskedthisofmeagain,nordidhetakemuchnoticeofmyoutburst.Hesaved
hispassionforskiing.
Whencoaching,hewouldsingouthisinstructionskeepingrhythmwithourstride:
"Yes,yes,one-two-three,one-two-three."Adearladyfriendofmygrandfather,afterviewingacopyofavideoofmetrainingwithNikolai,asked,"Doeshealsoteachdance?
"
Intraining,IworkedwithoutresttocorrectmistakesthatNikolaipointedoutandI
askedaftereachpassifitwasbetter.
"Yes,it'sOK.Butthefasterkneedown,thebetter.""Butisitfastenough?
"I'dpersist.Finallyhewouldfrownandsay,
"Billiontimesyoumakemotion—thenbeperfect,"
remindingmeinanI've-told-you-a-billion-timestone,"Youmustbepatient."
Nikolai'spatienceandmyhardworkearnedmeafourth-placenationalrankingheading
intothepre-Olympicseason,
butthenImissedthecutforthe2002Olympics.
Lastsummer,IreturnedtovisitNikolai.Hemademetea...anddidthedishes!
Wetalkedwhilesittingonhiscouch.
MissingtheOlympicTeamthepreviousyearhadmademe
pauseandreflectonwhatIhadgaine—dnottheleastofwhichwasaquiet,indissolublebondwithashortmaninatropicalshirt.
Nikolaitaughtmetohavethecourage,heart,anddisciplinetopersist,evenifittakesabilliontries.
Hetaughtmetobethankfulinadvanceforacenturyoflifeonearth,andto
remindmyselfeverydaythatdespitethechallengesathand,"Nowmustbelove,love,love.
Unit3
MarriageAcrosstheNations
GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother'scharacters.
Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatsheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredinAmericansociety.
GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.
Wewantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouplesofmarryingforthewrongreasons,andonlyfindingoutten,twenty,orthirtyyearslaterthattheywereincompatible,thattheyhardlytookthe
timetoknoweachother,thattheyoverlookedseriouspersonalityconflictsintheexpectationthatmarr
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