in low contact cultures evaluate 'close'as negative and bad,and far'as positive and good"Specifically,Latin America and the Mediterranean countries are high contact, the United States is moderate contact,and the Far East is low contact. A particular important area of differences concerns perception of time.In the United States we compartmentalize our time and schedules one event at a time which is exemplified by our tendency to emphasize schedules and value promptness.As a result,in low contact cultures evaluate ‘close’ as negative and bad, and ‘far’ as positive and good” Specifically, Latin America and the Mediterranean countries are high contact, the United States is moderate contact, and the Far East is low contact. A particular important area of differences concerns perception of time. In the United States we compartmentalize our time and schedules one event at a time which is exemplified by our tendency to emphasize schedules and value promptness. As a result