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“The future for us is the foreseeable future. The South Asian, however, feels that it is perfectly realistic to think of a 'long time' in terms of thousands of years.”

Quote by Edward T. Hall

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Edward T. Hall, an American anthropologist, was born on May 16, 1914, and passed away on July 20, 2009. He is renowned for his theories on intercultural communication and his research on nonverbal communication. more

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