When Kyle goes on a business trip overseas, he arrives ten minutes early to the meeting, but the person he is meeting keeps getting interrupted and makes Kyle wait almost two hours before starting the meeting. Kyle is impatient and doesn't understand the ______ nature of the culture.
A) polychronic
B) monochronic
C) chronically late
D) pseudochronic

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In a polychronic culture, time is seen as flexible and less structured than a monochronic culture, which values punctuality and strict adherence to schedules. The person Kyle is meeting may be operating within this cultural norm of not prioritizing punctuality.

When Kyle Goes on a Business Trip Overseas, He Arrives