Usually, differences in attitude to time do not create major problems between people. Often, you will quickly learn how another culture works, whether you need to be punctual for meetings or whether 'Let's meet at 9.00am' really means 1pm.

But, on occasion, it can go wrong and then it can have distressing effects, as Andre, our film producer from Brazil, found out.

ACTIVITY
Listen to Andre's story. How do you think it fits in with the theory of monochronic and polychronic time?

Andre
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GETTING TIME WRONG: PAGE 1 OF 1


IN TIME

PART 1: INTRODUCTION
PART 2: A THEORY OF TIME
PART 3: GETTING TIME WRONG
PART 4: RICHARD'S TIP & USEFUL LINKS
PART 5: USEFUL VOCABULARY AND PHRASES