...We were introduced to the concept of Monochronic and Polychronic time and how they influence priorities. Monochronic people – those raised in the United States, for example – see time as a line with concrete progressions. Agendas mean more, as do appointments and tangible plans. Latin America[...]
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Day in the Life: To Haggle or Not to Haggle?
Here’s a familiar scene: it’s market day in Cusco, Chichicastenango, Otavalo and hundreds of other cities across Latin America. You start making your way past stalls and it’s all there: jewelry, ponchos, T-shirts, pottery and even those little alpaca dolls you love so much. But r[...]
