consistently showed up for work ten minutes late,the Germans,themselves super-punctual and always in a hurry,fired them in droves.Iranian engineers had a difficult time persuading them that by Middle Eastern standards the workers were being heroically punctual,and that if the firing continued there would soon be no one left to do the work but women and children. This indifference to time can be maddening to those who are fast-paced and clock-conscious.Thus Italians from Milan or Turin,the industrial cities of the North, look down upon the relatively slow-paced Sicilians,whose lives are still geared to the slower rhythms of agriculture.Swedes from Stockholm or Goteborg feel the same way about Laplanders,Americans speak with derision of Mexicans for whom manana is soon enough.In the United States itself,Northerners regard Southerners as slow-moving,and middle-class Negroes condemn working-class Negroes just up from the south for operating on "C.P.T."-Colored People's Time.In contrast,by comparison with almost anyone else,white Americans and Canadians are regarded as hustling,fast-moving go-getters. Precisely this issue is symbolized by the widespread European dislike for Time. This is not entirely political,but stems unconsciously from the connotation of its title Time,with is brevity and breathless style,exports more than the American way of life It embodies and exports the American Pace of Life.consistently showed up for work ten minutes late, the Germans, themselves super-punctual and always in a hurry, fired them in droves. Iranian engineers had a difficult time persuading them that by Middle Eastern standards the workers were being heroically punctual, and that if the firing continued there would soon be no one left to do the work but women and children. This indifference to time can be maddening to those who are fast-paced and clock-conscious. Thus Italians from Milan or Turin, the industrial cities of the North, look down upon the relatively slow-paced Sicilians, whose lives are still geared to the slower rhythms of agriculture. Swedes from Stockholm or Goteborg feel the same way about Laplanders, Americans speak with derision of Mexicans for whom manana is soon enough. In the United States itself, Northerners regard Southerners as slow-moving, and middle-class Negroes condemn working-class Negroes just up from the south for operating on “C.P.T.” — Colored People’s Time. In contrast, by comparison with almost anyone else, white Americans and Canadians are regarded as hustling, fast-moving go-getters. Precisely this issue is symbolized by the widespread European dislike for Time. This is not entirely political, but stems unconsciously from the connotation of its title. Time, with is brevity and breathless style, exports more than the American way of life. It embodies and exports the American Pace of Life