Difference of the time

From now on, I have learned we have to keep the time.
In Japan, it is generally for children to learn
“act before 5 minutes.”
We regard time as same as money.
It is shown by the proverb “Time is money”
So if someone is late for something, even if a bit,
if he is late again and again, the relationship to
someone go to bad, or is regarded as irresponsible people.
However, it isn’t general in many other countries.
When I went to Australia in the elementary school 3rd year,
They didn’t keep the time.
If the gather time is 14:30,
they shop without care around 14:30.
And somewhere (I can’t recall the name of country)
held contest of keeping time,
And the champion said “I’m regarded as strange person,
because I keep the time.
Almost all people don’t keep the time in my firm.”
This is cultural difference I studied in ELP reader.
So, if I go to other country,
I want to have knowledge that there is difference of
time value between my country to other country.

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