A.
Definition
Time is the duration in which all things
happen. They can use their time with valve achievement. Every community will
give different meaning about time. For example, in religious societies, their
time is for prayer. But different with businessman, their time is used for
meeting, visiting, and calling their partner.
B.
Time in American Culture
1)
Promptness
Promptness
is important in American business, academic and social setting. The important
of punctuality is taught to young children in the school.
American people who
keep appointments are considered dependable. Because if people are late to job
interviews, appointments or classes they do not have responsibility because
the important in business world, they said “time is money”. Of course it is
not possible to punctual. Social and
business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. For example, calling
on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minutes late for
scheduled appointments is consider polite and is often expected. Respecting
deadlines is also important in Americans business and academic,, for example,
if there is a student collected his assignment late, the teacher or lecture
will refuse his assignment or give lower grade.
2)
Devision of time
Time is tangible : one can “gain time”,
“waste time”, “save time”, or every “kill time”. There are many common question
in American English . for example, “do you have any time?”, “can you get some
time for this?” or “how much free time do you have?”.
In American they do one job at a time.
For example, when they want to meet, they have to make appointment before in
order to cannot disturb their schedule.
3)
Future time
The characteristic of American culture
is make changing in their life. They look to the future than to the past. It
happened because the existence of technology, social, lifestyle, and their
relationship.
In America, parents’ struggle to
understand the values of their children although in America always change
trend. In religious institution also give advice to the followers by religious
leaders to keep up with the time, some Americans believe that someone who has
future orientation will have standard live.
C.
Time in Madurese Culture
1.
Promptness
In Madura, the promptness is not too
important such as in America because although they are late in meeting there is
not time. So, Madurese in punctually usually if Madurese come late more 15-20
minutes, they will be calling but it is usual.
2.
Devicion time
Common question that used in Madura if
we need someone to help us, for example, “sampeyan andi’ baktoh?”
3.
Future time
In Madura, future time is important. It
is one of planning to be success in the future. Sometimes, parent is more
influenced to the children future.
D.
Space in American Culture
1.
Architectural differences
Architectural differences in America may
also because confusion or discomfort for the travel. For example , Americans
living in south America, so the architecture which stayed of American depend on
the emotionally.
In American home, make the layout of
rooms architecture according to function which one room has one function. For
example, living room, American used living room if they have guest. Bedroom,
American used bedroom if they want to sleep to take a rest.
2.
Privacy and the use of space
In America respect other privacy is
important such as “good fan make good neighbors”. Relationship between
individuals and their physic surroundings are important to keep privacy each
others. When privacy is need family members may lock their bedroom doors. For
example, when American wants to be alone, he goes into room and he shut the
door. It means that, he does not want to disturb (he is angry or he is busy).
Americans has studied “knock before you
enter”. It has studied by young American children.
E.
Space in Madura
1)
Architectural difference
Usually on the room in Madura has many
function. For example, living room, we can use it if we have guest and in other
hand we can lay down or eaten something.
2)
Privacy and the use of space
In Madura, good fences make a good
neighbors, but keep privacy still less. For example, the children shut the
door, it means that he wants to be alone (he has assignment or he has problem)
but in Madura, other people do not know about what is the meaning of it. So
that, their parents angry to him because he shut the door and he does not out
from his beedroom. Other hand, his friend force him to open the door. So knock
before you enter in Madurese is not important because not all people can do
that.
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