ForAmericans,timeismoney.Theysay,“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbetteruseitwisely.”The(36)______willnotbebetterthanthepastorpresent,asAmericansare(37)______toseethings,unlesspeopleusetheirtimeforconstructiveactivities.Thus,Americans(38)______a“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoanda(39)______fordoingthem.Theidealpersonispunctualandis(40)______ofotherpeople’stime.Theydonot(41)_______people’stimewithconversationorotheractivitythathasno(42)______beneficialoutcome.
TheAmericanattitudetowardtimeisnot(43)______sharedbyothers,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoregardtimeas(44)________________.OneofthemoredifficultthingsmanystudentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.
Inthiscontext(45)_______________.McDonald’s,KFC,andotherfastfoodestablishmentsaresuccessfulinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttospendtheleastamountoftimepreparingandeatingmeals.AsMcDonald’srestaurants(46)_______________________,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.
(44)somethingthatissimplytherearoundthem,notsomethingtheycanuse
(45)thefastfoodindustrycanbeseenasaclearexampleofAmericanculturalproduct
(46)spreadaroundtheworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsofAmericansocietyandculture