Kenneth Cole,a British citizen,traveled to Egypt for a meeting with his company's major supplier in Cairo.His supplier was thirty minutes late for the meeting and did not apologize or give an excuse.During the meeting,the supplier was interrupted several times by his employees.This shocked Mr.Cole because in Britain,businesspeople are expected to be punctual and focused,undertaking one activity at a time.Mr.Cole is from a ____ culture and his supplier is from a ____ culture.

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Kenneth Cole is from a monochronic culture as he values punctuality and focusing on one task at a time. His supplier, on the other hand, is from a polychronic culture as he was comfortable with being interrupted by his employees and was not bothered by being late to the meeting.

Kenneth Cole,a British Citizen,traveled to Egypt for a Meeting with His