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Unitl

Americansbelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.This

attituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedto

researching,experimentingandexploring.Timeisoneof

thetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.

"Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock,”thasbeen

said.Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmost

real.Webudgetit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;wealsochargeforit.Itisapreciousresource.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseofthe

shortnessofeachlifetime.Oncethesandshaverunoutofa

person'hourglass,theycannotbereplaced.Wewanteveryminutetocount.

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush--oftenunderpressure.City

peoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyare

going,restlesslyseeking

attention

ina

store,

orelbowingothersas

theytry

tocomplete

their

shopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepace

oflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsidered

precious.Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyou

tofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktowork

withinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverswill

beabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchangeswith

strangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeople

valuetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”it

beyondacertainappropriatepoint.

Many

newarrivals

to

theStates

will

miss

theopening

exchanges

of

abusiness

call,

for

example.They

will

miss

theritualinteractionthat

goes

withawelcomingcupoftea

orcoffee

thatmay

beaconventionin

their

own

country.They

maymissleisurelybusiness

chats

ina

restaurant

orcoffee

house.Normally,Americans

do

notassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsover

extendedsmalltalk;muchlessdotheytakethemoutfordinner,orforaroundonthegolfcoursewhiletheydevelopasenseoftrust.Sincewegenerallyassess

andprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westart

talkingbusinessveryquickly.Timeis,therefore,

alwaystickinginourinnerear

Consequently,weworkhardatthetask

ofsavingtime.Weproduceasteadyflow

oflabor-savingdevices;wecommunicaterapidly

throughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsratherthanthrough

personalcontacts,whichthoughpleasant,takeIonger-especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.We,

therefore,savemostpersonalvisitingforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.

Toustheimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhas

littleornorelationtothesignificaneeofthe

nomajorbusiness

matterathand.Insomecountries

isconductedwithouteyecontact,

requiring

face-to-face

normally

besignedinperson.However,

peopleare

meeting

increasinglyon

television

screens,

conducting

conversation.In

America,too,afinalagreementwill

“teleconferences”tosettleproblemsnotonlyinthis

countrybutalso--bysatellite--internationally.

TheU.S.isdefinitelyatelephonecountry.Almost

everyoneusesthetelephonetoconductbusiness,tochat

withfriends,tomakeorbreaksocialappointments,tosay

Thankyou,

toshopandtoobtainallkindsofinformation.Telephonessavethefeetandendlessamounts

oftime.Thisisduepartlytothefactthatthetelephoneserviceissuperbhere,whereasthepostalserviceislessefficient.

Somenewarrivalswillcomefromcultureswhereitis

consideredimpolitetoworktooquickly.Unlessacertain

amountoftimeisallowedtoelapse,itseemsintheireyes

asifthetaskbeingconsideredwereinsignificant,

notworthyofproperrespect.Assignmentsare,

consequently,felttobegivenaddedweightbythepassageoftime.IntheU.S.,however,itistakenasasignofskillfuInessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblem,

orfulfillajobsuccessfully,withspeed.Usually,themoreimportantataskis,themorecapital,energy,andattentionwillbepouredintoitinorderto“getitmoving.”

Unit2

LearningtheOlympicStandardforLove

NikolaiPetrovichAnikinwasnothalfasintimidatingasIhadimaginedh

ewouldbe.No,thissurelywasnottheex-Sovietcoachmyfatherhadshippedmeouttomeet.

ButNikolaihewas,Petrovichandall.Heinvitedmeinsideandsatdownonthecouch,pattingtheblanketnexttohimtogetmetositnexttohim.Iwassonervousinhispresence.

"Youareyoung,"hebeganinhisRussian-styleEnglish."IfyouliketotryforOlympicGames,Iguessyouwillbeabletodothis.NaganoOlympicstoosoonforyou,butfor2002inSaltLakeCity,youcouldbeready."

"Yes,whynot?

"herepliedtotheshockedlookonmyface.

Iwasapromising

amateurskier,butbynomeansthetopskierinthecountry."Ofcourse,therewillbemanyhardtrainingsessions,andyouwillcry,butyouwillimprove.

I!

Tobesure,therewerecountlesstrainingsessionsfullofpainandmorethanafewtears,

butinthefiveyearsthatfollowed

IcouldalwayscountonbeingencouragedbyNikolai'samusingstoriesandsenseofhumor.

"Myfriends,theygointhemovies,theygointhedance,theygooutwithgirls,"hewouldstart."ButI,"hewouldcontinue,loweringhisvoice,"Iampractice,practice,practicein

thestadium.Andbythenextyear,Ihadcut1-1/2minutesoffmytimeinthe

15-kilometerrace!

"Myfriendsaskedme,'Nikolai,howdidyoudoit?

'AndIreplied,'Yougointhemovies,yougointhedance,yougooutwithgirls,butIampractice,practice,practice.'"

Herethestoryusuallyended,butononeoccasion,whichwelaterlearnedwashis25thweddinganniversary,hestoodproudlyinawornwoolensweaterandsmiledandwhispered,"AndItellyou,Iam26yearsoldbeforeIeverkissagirl!

ShewasthewomanIlatermarry."Romanticandotherwise,Nikolaiknewlove.

Hisconsistentgoodhumor,quietgratitude,perceptivity,andsinceritysetanOlympicstandardforlovethatIcontinuetoreachfor,eventhoughmyskiingdaysareover.

Still,heneverbabiedme.

OneFebruarydayIhadamassiveheadacheandfeltquitefatigued.Icameuponhiminaclearing,andafterapproximately15minutesofstridingintothecoldbreezeoverthewhitepowdertocatchhim,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,IworkedwithoutresttocorrectmistakesthatNikolaipointedoutandIaskedaftereachpassifitwasbetter.

"Yes,it'sOK.Butthefasterkneedown,thebetter.""Butisitfastenough?

"I'dpersist.Finallyhewouldfrownandsay,"Billiontimesyoumakemotion—thenbeperfect,"remindingmeinanI've-told-you-a-billion-timestone,"Youmustbepatient.

I!

Nikolai'spatienceandmyhardworkearnedmeafourth-placenationalrankingheadingintothepre-Olympicseason,

butthenImissedthecutforthe2002Olympics.

Lastsummer,IreturnedtovisitNikolai.Hemademetea...anddidthedishes!

Wetalkedwhilesittingonhiscouch.

MissingtheOlympicTeamthepreviousyearhadmademe

pauseandreflectonwhatIhadgain—ednottheleastofwhichwasaquiet,indissolublebondwithashortmaninatropicalshirt.

Nikolaitaughtmetohavethecourage,heart,anddisciplinetopersist,evenifittakesabilliontries.

Hetaughtmetobethankfulinadvanceforacenturyoflifeonearth,andtoremindmyselfeverydaythatdespitethechallengesathand,"Nowmustbelove,love,love.

Unit3

MarriageAcrosstheNations

GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother'scharacters.

Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatsheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredinAmericansociety.

GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.

Wewantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouplesofmarryingforthewrongreasons,andonlyfindingoutten,twenty,orthirtyyearslaterthattheywereincompatible,thattheyhardlytookthetimetoknoweachother,thattheyoverlookedseriou