The other minor difference is that we eat a lot later in the day. I still enjoy a 9 p.m. dinner after a day of consulting work. I continue to be impressed with the amount of opportunity here. Perhaps the biggest change for me was the concept of time. Time never seems to stand still here.
Time is a precious commodity in the United States.
But in my country, time seems to drag by very slowly. I enjoyed my work as an accountant with Mobil Oil Company in Malawi, but I hope the time will soon come when I can measure my achievements in other areas. There is a lot more freedom here. But I guess my biggest surprise was that Americans are much more direct. They say what they mean and do not waste a lot of time as we do in Russia talking around a subject.