Assumptions about time indicate cultural differences in perceiving time. Similarly to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck, Hall also acknowledged the importance of time in differentiating cultures. According to Hall, monochronic cultures such as Anglo-saxon and northern European cultures are task, time schedule and procedures oriented. Time is seen as limited, treated as money and regarded as a finite resource, which can be spent, saved, borrowed, lost or even killed. Activities are synchronized with a watch and can be stopped because"time is up'. Human relations are time dependent, and compartmentalize their time and activities. Time is used in a structured, sequential and linear fashion. There is a concern about punctuality, time, and appointments schedules. On the other hand polychronic cultures such as southern Europe and the Middle East experience time as unlimited and expandable. People are human relations and family oriented. Human relations are not time dependent. Being late and interruptions are excusable for the ake of the relationship. Punctuality is not as important, focus is on task completion rather than adherence to time schedules. Time can be sacrificed. Thus, the polychronic cultures are more effective for building relationships and solving human problems. Further, Asian cultures believe in a cyclical concept of time as phases, rather than circular in form. One season follows the next, one life leads into another.