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| Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run? |
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| Name: Utie | 2012-09-06 |
| Hi JoannaWhat a lovely exeopssirn on the clock!I don't want to bore you with technicalities but it's northern Europe and also Anglosaxon countries in general that have what is known as a linear timeframe. In essence what that means is that we compartmentalise and like to fill our time slots with specific activities. Even the phrase time management' summarises this attitude.Southern Europe(Italy, Portgual, Spain and Greece) runs on cyclic time. In these countries no one thinks anything of answering a phone in a meeting, being on the phone for about 15-20 mins) and then coming back to the meeting, or not starting a meeting until everyone rolls up, or being late for another appointment because the first one overrun. What is more important is the quality of relationships.In that context, I think it's easier to see why southern Europeans generally seem so much happier (apart from the much better weather . It's because they are enjoying life and are not stressed out because they aren't running to schedule.Does that make sense?Emma |
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| Name: Buck | 2016-04-29 |
| Would you please be so kind as to send me stphen email address. I met him at a Radiohead concert and exchanged some emails, but fell out of cohtact.TnanksNick Lerman |
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