How different cultures view time

Change in Time A culture's sense of time is based on how that culture views the past, present or future. Americans have a very different sense of time compared to China and France, our view of time is time is important and shouldn't be wasted on trivial things. Americans believe deadlines are more important than building relationships or getting comfortable with big decisions. China has a very different point of view on time, it's to …

…the time. Children in France can attend free public schools as early as the age of three, called schools rather than daycare. Thus, the French grow up with the pressure of schedules and timeliness. Lambert, Jennifer. A Sketch of French Culture. 10 April, 2000. <Tab/>http://courses.lib.odu.edu/engl/jbing/france3.html Whitfield, George B. Sense of time. 2004. <Tab/>http://www.expat.or.id/business/senseoftime.html