Bugsey is totally right...
I learned in the US the value of time and how to maximize it and in the process stressed myself to death. In the DR they have, in Pib's own words, the "cogelo suave" attitude (take it easy, don't sweat it). You'll go crazy if you try to rationalize this, like I did when I came back after almost 30 years of living abroad, now I just laugh and try to adopt the same attitude, even though it's hard sometimes.
Anecdote:
I went to an "express" car wash, the keyword here is "express", because when you go to a regular car wash they have big screen TV's (you might end up watching all 9 innings of a baseball game before the finish with your car), they also have restaurants, hair salons, nail places, etc. But an express is the one you see anywhere in the US where you're in and out in 5 minutes (the story of my life), here on the other hand, with only two cars in front of me, I waited 45 minutes to get my car in the "car washing" tunnel, they actually hand wash your car, including tires, before going in the washing cycle, after you get outside, it's another 45 minutes to get someone to dry your car, because they do a minutious job, even inside the car. When I got tired of waiting and was leaving with my car dripping wet, they stopped me: "where're you going, rubia (blondie)? I explained to him really mad the meaning of express car wash, he very calmly (and in a very persuasive Dominican way) asked me to take it easy and not sweat it, the world wasn't going to come to an end and asked me if I left platanos (Dominican bananas) boiling in the stove, I couldn't argue their philosophy because they don't understand ours, so I decided to wait my turn and just chill.