A Geography of Time
by Robert V. Levine · first published 1998
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For a deeper look into the topic, see A Geography Of Time: The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist, by Robert Levine (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465026427/).
on “How Different Cultures Understand Time ” ↗I am sorry that part offended you, but I usually can, with pretty good accuracy. There are studies (see Robert Levine, "Geography of Time") that use normal walking pace as a very characteristic indicator of geographic origin. The FBI caught Adolf Eichmann in Argentina partly because they noticed his dissonant walking pace :) Venkat
on “How to Take a Walk” ↗…here is fascinating. Nothing to add, but I am now seriously curious about the ethnography of that phrase. 1. Is this anti-American? I don't really think so. There is research (see Robert Levine, "The Geography of Time") that shows that cultures have characteristic tempos, down to typical walking speeds. Yes, the vastness of America has something to do with it, but I think 80% of the dynamics are social, not physical,…
on “How to Take a Walk” ↗