巴西:迟到是常规
在巴西参加社交约会,你不用准时到达,除非对方用了“英国时间”这个短语。
It has been said that in Brazil, there is a widespread tolerance for delays. For example, it is considered impolite to arrive on time for a social occasion. That is probably due to the fact that it is unlikely the hosts would even be ready to receive their guests! Having said that, if you are a visitor to the country and have an important business meeting, it’s probably best not to do as they do because, not being Brazilian, you haven’t earned the right to be on anything other than ‘English time’.
据说巴西人对迟到普遍都很宽容。举例而言,在社交场合准时到达被视为没礼貌。这很可能是因为主人都还没准备好接待他们的客人呢!尽管如此,如果你是到巴西参加重要商务会议的外国人,你最好不要效仿巴西人的做派,因为你不是巴西人,没有资格不守时。
沙特阿拉伯:守时是什么?
在沙特阿拉伯,时间不是很重要。人们参加会议经常会迟到半小时。在活动期间看表被视为无礼行为。
Some countries don’t give timeliness a priority in their societies and Saudi Arabia appears to be one of them. It could be that the lack of importance attached to timeliness is as a result of their long history of desert living where punctuality doesn’t figure highly on the list of everyday priorities. It could be that it’s too damn hot to do anything at pace. Whatever the reason happens to be, don’t expect punctuality on the part of your hosts, don’t get upset by this and please, don’t start looking at your watch during a professional or social gathering. It is considered quite discourteous.
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