Working style of Japanese and Americans
About Bostonians
People work the most hours in Boston, people walk fast and speak fast. They hate wasting time; time is money.
Time recognition: Comparing the 17th and 20th century.
European = vacation time
My past started (C: 22y., V:30y, N:21)…. ago and ended (C: 3 y., Vyest., N: y)….. ago.
My present started (3y., V. today, N; Today) ….. ago and ended (1 yr. V: tonight, N: tonight)….. from now.
My future started (2 y., V: tomorrow, N: tomorrow)….. from now, and ended (80+yr, 60+yr, 50+yr)……. from now.
Mr. Inaba: Investigate different concepts of time and consider giving a questionnaire to see the extent to which different groups of people have different perceptions of time.