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their
shopping.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepace
oflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsidered
precious.Othersinpubliceating-placesarewaitingforyou
tofinishsothey,too,canbeservedandgetbacktowork
withinthetimeallowed.Youalsofinddriverswill
beabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallexchangeswith
strangers.Don'
ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeople
valuetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”it
beyondacertainappropriatepoint.
Many
newarrivals
to
theStates
will
miss
theopening
exchanges
of
abusiness
call,
for
example.They
theritualinteractionthat
goes
withawelcomingcupoftea
orcoffee
thatmay
beaconventionin
own
country.They
maymissleisurelybusiness
chats
restaurant
house.Normally,Americans
do
notassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsover
extendedsmalltalk;
muchlessdotheytakethemoutfordinner,orforaroundonthegolfcoursewhiletheydevelopasenseoftrust.Sincewegenerallyassess
andprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westart
talkingbusinessveryquickly.Timeis,therefore,
alwaysticking
inourinnerear.
Consequently
wework
hard
atthe
task
ofsavingtime.1
Weproduce
a
steady
flow
oflabor-saving
devices;
we
communicate
rapidly
throughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsratherthanthrough
personalcontacts,whichthoughpleasant,takeIonger-especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.We,
therefore,savemostpersonalvisitingforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.
Toustheimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhas
littleornorelationtothesignificaneeofthe
nomajorbusiness
matterathand.Insomecountries
isconductedwithouteyecontact,
requiring
face-to-face
normally
besignedinperson.However,
peopleare
meeting
increasinglyon
television
screens,
conducting
conversation.In
America,too,afinalagreementwill
“teleconferences”tosettleproblemsnotonlyinthis
countrybutalso--bysatellite--internationally.
TheU.S.isdefinitelyatelephonecountry.Almost
everyoneusesthetelephonetoconductbusiness,tochat
withfriends,tomakeorbreaksocialappointments,tosay
“Thankyou,”toshopandtoobtainallkindsofinformation.Telephonessavethefeetandendlessamounts
oftime.Thisisduepartlytothefactthatthetelephoneserviceissuperbhere,whereasthepostalserviceislessefficient.
Somenewarrivalswillcomefromcultureswhereitis
consideredimpolitetoworktooquickly.Unlessacertain
amountoftimeisallowedtoelapse,itseemsintheireyes
asifthetaskbeingconsideredwereinsignificant,
notworthyofproperrespect.Assignmentsare,
consequently,felttobegivenaddedweightbythepassageoftime.IntheU.S.,however,itistakenasasignofskillfuInessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblem,
orfulfillajobsuccessfully,withspeed.Usually,themoreimportantataskis,themorecapital,energy,andattentionwillbepouredintoitinorderto“getitmoving.”
Unit2
LearningtheOlympicStandardforLove
NikolaiPetrovichAnikinwasnothalfasintimidatingasIhadimagine
dhewouldbe.No,thissurelywasnottheex-Sovietcoachmyfatherhadshippedmeoutto
meet.
ButNikolaihewas,Petrovichandall.Heinvitedmeinsideandsatdownonthecouch,pattingtheblanketnexttohimtogetmetositnexttohim.Iwassonervousinhispresence.
Youareyoung,"
hebeganinhisRussian-styleEnglish."
IfyouliketotryforOlympicGames,Iguessyouwillbeabletodothis.NaganoOlympicstoosoonforyou,butfor2002inSaltLakeCity,youcouldbeready."
Yes,whynot?
herepliedtotheshockedlookonmyface.
Iwasapromising
amateurskier,butbynomeansthetopskierinthecountry."
Ofcourse,therewillbemanyhardtrainingsessions,andyouwillcry,butyouwillimprove."
Tobesure,therewerecountlesstrainingsessionsfullofpainandmorethanafewtears,
butinthefiveyearsthatfollowed
IcouldalwayscountonbeingencouragedbyNikolai'
samusingstoriesandsenseofhumor.
Myfriends,theygointhemovies,theygointhedance,theygooutwithgirls,"
hewouldstart."
ButI,"
hewouldcontinue,loweringhisvoice,"
Iampractice,practice,practicein
thestadium.Andbythenextyear,Ihadcut1-1/2minutesoffmytimeinthe
15-kilometerrace!
Myfriendsaskedme,'
Nikolai,howdidyoudoit?
'
AndIreplied,'
Yougointhemovies,yougointhedance,yougooutwithgirls,butIampractice,practice,practice.'
"
Herethestoryusuallyended,butononeoccasion,whichwelaterlearnedwashis25thweddinganniversary,hestoodproudlyinawornwoolensweaterandsmiledandwhispered,"
AndItellyou,Iam26yearsoldbeforeIeverkissagirl!
ShewasthewomanIlatermarry."
Romanticandotherwise,Nikolaiknewlove.
Hisconsistentgoodhumor,quietgratitude,perceptivity,andsinceritysetanOlympicstandardforlovethatIcontinuetoreachfor,eventhoughmyskiingdaysareover.
Still,heneverbabiedme.
OneFebruarydayIhadamassiveheadacheandfeltquitefatigued.Icameuponhiminaclearing,andafterapproximately15minutesofstriding
intothecoldbreezeoverthewhitepowdertocatchhim,Ifussed,"
Oh,Nikolai,IfeellikeIamgoingtodie."
Whenyouareahundredyearsold,everybodydies,"
hesaid,indifferenttomypain.
Butnow,"
hecontinuedfirmly."
Nowmustbeski,ski,ski."
And,onskis,Ididwhathesaid.
Onothermatters,though,Iwasrebellious.
Once,hepacked10ofusintoaFinnishbachelor'
stinyhomeforalow-budgetskicamp.Weawoke
thefirstmorningtofindNikolaimakingbreakfastandthenmadequickworkwithourspoons
whilesittingonmakeshiftchairsaroundatinycardtable.
Whenwewerefinished,Nikolai
stackedthestickybowlsinfrontofmysolefemaleteammateandme,asserting,"
Now,girlsdodishes!
Ithrewmynapkinonthefloorandsworeathim,
Askthedamnboys!
Thisisunfair."
Heneveraskedthisofmeagain,nordidhetakemuchnoticeofmyoutburst.Hesaved
hispassionforskiing.
Whencoaching,hewouldsingouthisinstructionskeepingrhythmwithourstride:
Yes,yes,one-two-three,one-two-three."
Adearladyfriendofmygrandfather,afterviewingacopyofavideoofmetrainingwithNikolai,asked,"
Doeshealsoteachdance?
Intraining,IworkedwithoutresttocorrectmistakesthatNikolaipointedoutandIaskedaftereachpassifitwasbetter.
Yes,it'
sOK.Butthefasterkneedown,thebetter."
Butisitfastenough?
I'
dpersist.Finallyhewouldfrownandsay,
Billiontimesyoumakemotion—thenbeperfect,"
remindingmeinanI'
ve-told-you-a-billion-timestone,"
Youmustbepatient."
Nikolai'
spatienceandmyhardworkearnedmeafourth-placenationalrankingheading
intothepre-Olympicseason,
butthenImissedthecutforthe2002Olympics.
Lastsummer,IreturnedtovisitNikolai.Hemademetea...anddidthedishes!
Wetalkedwhilesittingonhiscouch.
MissingtheOlympicTeamthepreviousyearhadmademe
pauseandreflectonwhatIhadgaine—dnottheleastofwhichwasaquiet,indissolublebondwithashortmaninatropicalshirt.
Nikolaitaughtmetohavethecourage,heart,anddisciplinetopersist,evenifittakesabilliontries.
Hetaughtmetobethankfulinadvanceforacenturyoflifeonearth,andto
remindmyselfeverydaythatdespitethechallengesathand,"
Nowmustbelove,love,love.
Unit3
MarriageAcrosstheNations
GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother'
scharacters.
Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedour
relationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,
compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.Gail
sometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblackswereso
involvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatshe
seemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredin
Americansociety.
GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.
Wewantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouplesofmarryingforthewrongreasons,andonlyfindingoutten,
twenty,orthirtyyearslaterthattheywereincompatible,thattheyhardlytooktheti
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