5/24/2018
Cultural Differences in Concerning TIME
When I served on the Guatemala Coban mission, I had a president from the United States, for me he was a great example, he always trusted me. When I had a few months left to return to my home, my president asked me to make my goals for my future, also write my attributes and weaknesses, while writing my weaknesses, I felt writing that I am very liar. When my mission president asked me why I considered myself a liar, I told him that I felt I was failing in many things and sometimes I did not fulfill 100 percent of my mission schedule, he laughed and said he appreciated my sincerity, and we began to talk about the cultural differences that exist, at first I did not understand, but when I understand the concepts of polychronic and monochronic I can realize many things.
As a future instructor of a TESOL classroom it is my responsibility to teach part of the culture of the United States to my students, they must understand that culture in certain aspects are different, that culture there is not better or worse, they are simply different. I think the challenge will be to maintain a line of equality and appreciation in both cultures, that is not to despise any of them.
In the video "Cultural Differences in Concerning TIME" brother Ivers speaks with great respect the differences that exist between cultures that are monochronic and polychronotic cultures, he makes comparisons but he does it in an entertaining way but with appreciation. I think that this balance must exist when explaining to students the cultural differences.
I have thought if there is the possibility of adapting both cultures, that is, if we have monochronic control over the rules and respect for the schedule and in the polychronic, the estimation of family or friends. I liked the example of the police who put the fine, he was a member of the church and surely loved and appreciated the driver, but the law is very important to keep them.
I have grown up in a polychronic culture, I have always put my family first, but I have begun to reflect on my behavior to respect the rules, the laws, the commandments, I believe that there is part of me that wants to adopt the monochronic culture .
Do you think that these two cultures could be kept in balance?
I think so. I think as we mature we can see that certain ways of doing things might not be the best, and once we see that we can make changes . We , LDS, do not follow the crowds anyway. We follow Christ and the gospel and that will certainly help the polyphonic person be more responsible and accurate and the monochromic one be more sensitive and caring, focusing more on people.
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