tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123442416357387711.post5908900210832197708..comments2023-09-01T17:40:51.806+02:00Comments on Mthatha Mission: Getting It DoneJesse Zinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186900475486233243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123442416357387711.post-51953040456929179112009-01-19T22:51:00.000+02:002009-01-19T22:51:00.000+02:00I suspect it's not specifically geographically-loc...I suspect it's not specifically geographically-located (North vs. South in the States, for example); I think much of it is cultural, but I also think that the size of the community makes the most difference. I've lived (and grown up in) small towns in the north where of course it was expected you'd greet and talk with someone for a few minutes before going about your business. And I now live in the metro NYC area where people look at me funny when I try to talk to them about anything other than what I've come in to take care of.<BR/><BR/>And I notice when I go to Ireland for my summers, a regular occurrence is my driving down the road and people on the street waving at me as I drive by.<BR/><BR/>Different expectations in different communities as much as anything.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143978663214331262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123442416357387711.post-9251043122232407432009-01-17T15:54:00.000+02:002009-01-17T15:54:00.000+02:00I live in Western North Carolina and have lived so...I live in Western North Carolina and have lived somewhere in the South all of my life. We also value time for a relationship. A lot of people from the North are moving in here and they often see the time spent "chewing the fat" a waste of their precious time. It is good you are learning to spend a little time building relationships--it's called "greasing the skids". If you had grown up in the South instead of Massachusetts, it would come naturally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com