As is known to all, Americans have a strong sense of time. According to their social norm, whether time may mean money, life or something else, no minute should be wasted. not surprisingly, the new comers to America find the Americans seem alwavs in a hurry and do everything at a running pace. So what makes the new comers embarrassed is to have no opportunity to smile, converse or have a short talk with their American strangers because the Americans regard such practices as a waste of timeReference Words: to have a strong sense of time, social norm, not surprisingly, to be in a hurry, at a running pace, to make sb. embarrassed, not have the opportunity to do sth., a waste of time key As is known to all, Americans have a strong sense of time. According to their social norm, whether time may mean money, life or something else, no minute should be wasted. Not surprisingly, the new comers to America find the Americans seem always in a hurry and do everything at a running pace. So what makes the new comers embarrassed is to have no opportunity to smile, converse or have a short talk with their American strangers because the Americans regard such practices as a waste of time. 返回