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I’m a Hawaiian at heart

January 15th, 2009

If you’re like me, you’re always getting flack for not being on time and adhering to a schedule. Well from now on, just tell your friends, relatives, and boss that you’ll meet them in Hawaiian time. From the Wikipedia article on chronemics:

Co-Cultural Perspectives on Time

While the clash between the monochronic and polychronic perceptions of time can rifle the best of intentions in international settings, similar challenges can occur within a co-culture. In the United States, the Hawaiian culture provides an example of how co-cultures can clash. Two times systems exist in Hawaii where “the Polynesians live somewhere between two time systems: Haole time and Hawaiian time. When you hear someone say “See you at two o’clock haole time,” that means that they will see you at precisely two o’clock. But if you hear someone say, “I will be there at two o’clock Hawaiian time” then the message has an entirely different meaning. This is because Hawaiian time is very lax and basically means “when you get there.”

After that there should be no doubt in your mind where I belong. The only question is how did a Hawaiian soul get born in Bulgaria?

Tony Emotions

  1. Galina
    January 18th, 2009 at 15:27 | #1

    haha. excuses, excuses.
    so, i actually didn’t tell you this when you got me galinatoneva.com, but i already have a blog set up http://galinatoneva.blogspot.com/. unfortunately, since this summer, i have published only one entry. i like the idea, and i do have plenty of thoughts to share, if nothing more useful. hopefully, i’ll start being better about writing them down. how do i link up galinatoneva.com to my blog site?

  2. January 24th, 2009 at 16:48 | #2

    I like it Tony. You have found your roots – you belong to Hawaii.

  1. February 21st, 2009 at 08:36 | #1