Comments on: Cultural Differences In Understanding Deadlines

By: 5 Cultural Differences In Understanding Appointments

5 Cultural Differences In Understanding Appointments — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:17:04 +0000

[...] Cultural mistakes can happen when doing something as simple as setting an appointment. This follows on from by recent article on cultural confusion about the date of a deadline. [...]

By: Cultural Differences Related to Appointments & Deadlines

Cultural Differences Related to Appointments & Deadlines — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:06:47 +0000

[...] Read more about cultural differences and deadlines [...]

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:28:32 +0000

Hi Finola, Yes, I appreciate ultra clarity too. What’s funny is that people often think what they say is very clear just because it’s clear to them. Sometimes this is a big block to overcome. It takes practice and effort to get into the habit of hearing things with other ears.

By: Finola Prescott

Finola Prescott — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:35:23 +0000

Very to the point, even happens within one culture. I guess we have sub-cultures depending on our work environment; what an organization working on EU grants understands by “by Dec 23rd” may not be what the recipient community group they’re assisting understands.

I like when people say things like “by the end of the day on …” or “by 4pm on…”
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