Wrestling with cultural differences

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At age 18

Cute cute shoes at noboru left his native Mongolia for Japan

They dreamed of competing in Japan's national sport

Sumo wrestler

However the longer he lived in the new environment

The more challenges that young athletes had to face

Amundi struggles

The toughest one for him to place outside the ring

Noboru had to wrestle with how differently Mongolians in Japanese you time

To survive in Japan

He would have to find a way to beat the clock

Inova route Homeland

People traditionally spent days Outdoors

Tending to large herds of sheep goats and horses

Play seasonally move from place to

The place searching for fresh grass for their animals

In this way they turn to follow Lou schedules because Crossing long distances over rough ground and extreme

Weather is difficult

The estimate time from the position of the

The Sun and

Climate patterns

Then circumstances change quickly

Mongolians have been used to flexible schedules

Instead of setting certain times to meet

They often arranged appointment before noon

Afternoon for

At night

Patiently waiting for others is normal

As long as they arrive within the specified block of

What time they are on time

This is very different from the practice in Japan

Where person is late

If he or she shows up even one minute past the appointed time

Japanese would rather arrive 5 minutes early for date

To avoid an embarrassing situation

Beyonce's on being on time started in the 1800

During Japan's Industrial Revolution

When idle Machinery mint lost

Prophet

Factory owners demanded that workers punch in on time for shifts

So that they could meet tight production schedule

What number was still adapting to life in his newly adopted country

He wants me to big mistake

On one occasion when some other Junior Mongolian wrestlers

Lost track of time and returned late from an evening birthday party

What's worse

They didn't contact their coach immediately

Therefore

These young people were scolded and punished so severely by their Furious master

That they actually ran away and considered quitting Sumo altogether

Although afterward most of them decided

Stay

They never forgot the lessons they learned about being late and the Land of the Rising Sun

From then on they never dare to

To come back late or oversleep

It is Apparent from noboru story that people from different cultures view time in their own ways

With people connecting with others from different cultures

They develop new concepts of time

However

Old habits are hard to

To change

Germans who believe that

Time is money

Might think that having a 2-hour lunch break is a waste of time

On the other hand

Spanish people have a saying

Viva La Vida

Which means live life and enjoy everyday

They might think to ours is barely long enough to eat relax and socialize

Without a doubt

Times may change

But culture runs.