Teresa Lopez Cali, Colombia
特蕾莎.洛佩慈 卡里,哥倫比亞
Where I'm from, we're pretty relaxed about time.
我所在的地方,對時間的要求是相當寬松的。
We don't like to rush around, so we don't mind if people are a little late sometimes.
我們不喜歡匆匆忙忙,所以有時別人遲到了,我們也不介意。
If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner, it's OK if you arrive a bit late.
如果你告訴朋友要去他們家吃晚餐,去晚點也沒關系。
We like to enjoy our time slowly. We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives.
我們喜歡慢慢享受時間。我們重視生活中和家人朋友相處的時間。
We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time. We don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends.
如果有時間,我們常會去朋友家里坐坐。我們不用為見朋友而制定計劃。
When we see each other, it's polite for boys to shake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face.
當我們看到朋友,男孩應該握手,女孩應該親吻彼此臉頰才禮貌。
We often just walk around the town center, seeing as many of our friends as we can!
我們經常在市中心附近散步,盡可能多地探訪我們的朋友。
Marc LeBlanc Lausanne, Switzerland
馬克.勒布朗 洛桑,瑞士
In Switzerland, it's very important to be on time. We're the capital of clocks and watches, after all!
在瑞士,準時很重要。畢竟,我們是鐘表之都!
If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you're expected to be there at noon. If you're even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad.
如果別人邀你中午見面,那么你就應該中午到那。如果你遲到了15分鐘,你的朋友可能會生氣的。
So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others waiting.
所以當我去見朋友時,我盡量準時。我總是會早點出門,避開高峰,因為我覺得讓別人一直等是不禮貌的。
Also, we never visit a friend's house without calling first. We almost always make plans to see friends.
同樣,沒有事先告訴朋友時,我是不會去拜訪他們的。我們總是在見朋友前制定計劃。
We usually plan to do something interesting, or go somewhere together.
我們常計劃去做些有趣的事,或是一起去某地。