“Doing”isthedominantcharacteristicofEuropeanAmericans,whorarelyquestiontheassumptionthatitisimportanttogetthingsdone.Thus,EuropeansAmericansoftenask“Whatdoyoudo?”whentheyfirstmeetsomeone,acommongreetingis“Hi!Howareyoudoing?”andMondaymorningconversationsbetweencoworkersoftencenteronwhateachperson“did”overtheweekend.
