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English Listening - American Culture

Listening Time: English Practice

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The US's Time-Oriented Communication

The US is also indirect in its communication In its questions as well because we tend to ask a lot of indirect questions Instead of direct questions. The next element that I want to talk about Is that the US is time-oriented So what does this mean? Well, for example, you might have heard the phrase time is moneyWell, in the US, many people believe this to some extent We don't actually think that time is the same thing as money But time is a very valuable resource And some people would say that time is even more valuable than money so they don't want to waste their time.

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