1、UNITSTUDIOR1EDITORWILLIAM YANEDITORSPEAKERJOE LIUDESIGNERTONY YICHARACTERS&SARAH NICOLETONYJOESCHEDULEICSHOTELBANGWe will arrive at your hotel in 5 minutesTRAFFIC JAMWhere are they?HOTEL15 MINUTES LATERThe building is GREAT!ICS BUILDINGHOTEL2 FOOLS!#$%&*QWhat was the principal cause of their awkward
2、 situation?AAmericans tend to bond their activities with exact contracts.When J&T promised to arrive in five minutes,N&S thought they made a contract.And when J&T failed to arrive as they had promised,N&S regarded it as the breach of the contract,so they had the right to go away without informing.BN
3、&S didnt considered traffic jam to be the reasonable excuse for lateness.They thought it was J&Ts own fault that resulted in their lateness.CIt was the different time value that led to the awkward situation.When J&T promised to arrive in five minutes,they just indicated that they would try their bes
4、t to arrive soon,more or less than five minutes.However,N&S the five minutes was precisely 300 seconds.And they thought that J&Ts lateness would also break down their following activities.DBecause J&T were designated to assist N&S,N&S thought they were superior to them and they didnt need to inform J&T of their decision.All that J&T could do was to follow their orders.9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1THINK OVERCONGRATULATIONYANAL SISPM-TIMEEMIT-
