Get together with people from different cultures and discuss time, using some of the following questions as discussion starters:

A If you were invited to another family’s house for dinner, how much later than the scheduled time would you arrive?

B How long does a party at which dinner is served usually last?

C If you were having a party for the students in your class, how many days in advance would you invite them?

D How would a host indicate to a guest that it was time to leave? Would a host do this?

E At a party or social occasion, how would you indicate that it was time for you to leave?

F When first speaking with a date or a friend’s parents, what would be an appropriate amount of time to speak to them?

G If you had an appointment with a professor at 1:00 p.m. and arrived at 1:45 p.m., how would you expect the professor to react?