John Smith understood and spoke Spanish. He thought that the spanish were not organized and so was their business behavior. John Smith took his experience for example. He noticed that people in Spain did not have any sense of order or business. Owing to misunderstanding, their communication broke down. This experience proved that John Smith could not "speak" the nonverbal language. He misunderstood the Spain culture's perception of time. He expecteda monochronic pattern of communication; however, he met a polychronic concept of time. John Smith acted according to his North American cultural expection.
The same behavior can be observed any places .The event just reflects a different structuring and meaning of time in communication.

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