“准时”这件事，在不同国家的含义差别竟然这么大！
<p>在这个竞争激烈的时代，许多人都在与时间赛跑，然而在世界的其他角落，也有人慢慢悠悠地过着日子。正如爱因斯坦所说，时间是相对的，在某些国家看来不可饶恕的迟到，在另外一些国家则被视为家常便饭。</p><p>在不同的国家，对“准时”的理解也是千差万别。</p><p>韩国：说几点就几点</p><p>韩国人很注重守时，认为迟到是不尊重的表现。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confucian">Confucian</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Kibun">Kibun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="unpleasantness">unpleasantness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lax">lax</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cad">cad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bounder">bounder</span>.</p><p>韩国在很多方面都是一个秩序井然的社会。儒学的影响贯穿着韩国人日常生活的方方面面。至少在理论上是这样。其中最核心的就是“面子”观念。因此，无论如何都要避免面对面的冲突，而避免任何不愉快的一个方法就是永远都准时。如果不遵守时间，就会被视为粗鲁可鄙的人。</p><p><span word="Confucian">Confucian</span>[<span word="k">k</span>ə<span word="n">n</span>'<span word="fj">fj</span>ʊʃə<span word="n">n</span>]: <span word="adj">adj</span>. 孔子的，儒家的；儒家学说的</p><p><span word="cad">cad</span>[<span word="k">k</span>æ<span word="d">d</span>]: <span word="n">n</span>. 无赖，下流人</p><p><span word="bounder">bounder</span>['<span word="ba">ba</span>ʊ<span word="nd">nd</span>ə]: <span word="n">n</span>. 暴发户；粗鲁的人</p>
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