If you’re always LATE - it’s NOT your fault 🕒 (science)

#interesting #productivity #shorts

[@evahxh]

"boss, i know my shift was supposed to end two hours ago, but you have to understand i have a polychronic sense of timing"

[@rianweston-dodds6247]

Bosses have a polychronic sense of timing because they expect you to stay after your shift is over and continue working

[@FF-ds9xw]

​@@rianweston-dodds6247💀

[@No__Vanity]

As a german i have to say that the trains are always late, they never run on time. (Except when you late and show up last minute)

[@TiestoCalvinHarris]

Are the japanese and french trains better?

[@quelandil5738]

Japanese definitely, French probably. However, transport in cities normally works well too in Germany. It's more a "deutsche bahn" issue where all the memes come from and they are responsible for intercity connections

[@anemptyspace]

It's Deutsche Bahn that sucks ass, the tube is great and almost always on time unless there's a serious issue (people on the track, train malfunction, etc.)

[@jutpvp6223]

the train is always on time. (the 9:30 train comes at 10:30 so 1h late but on point for the 10:30 train) :D

[@susear5939]

​@@TiestoCalvinHarris in Japan they apologise if the train is a few seconds late.

[@ojogunleye2209]

As a Nigerian it’s comforting to see we’re on the very end of that scale 😭😭

[@goosepersonnamedduck7159]

Im kenyan and its so true

[@marzipanmango]

Oh my gosh this explains so much! My friend who had immigrated to Canada from India shortly before I met her was almost always half an hour to an hour and a half late to everything, and she would never apologize for it. Which I found odd because she was normally such a conscientious, responsible person who would never inconvenience someone on purpose. It's good to know that the difference is just due to culture! I ended up telling her a different time to arrive (generally an hour earlier) so she'd usually be on time 😂

[@vladimirprotein3275]

In India, being exactly on time for a party or a family functions will give off a perception of "oh, he's so desperate and greedy to eat, he has come this early" 😂

[@jehut2k10]

The worst thing is when you're an early person and the person you're meeting is a late person. Meet up is at 7 so you arrive at like 6:45 and the other person arrives at 8

[@truth.speaker]

You need to tell them to meet you at 6:30 then you arrive half an hour late 😊 both on time at 7

[@jmiyagi12345]

We wouldn’t be meeting. I would be long gone by the time they arrived.

[@nickjones2301]

@@truth.speaker For a 7pm meeting Id arrive well before 7 and be gone by 7:20. This happened to me last week and I just hopped back into my car and left. If someone doesn't have the integrity to do what they agree to, they are not someone I can work with.

[@cinnamontoast4192]

if the meet up is at 7 i’m going out of my home exactly at 7. depends on the distance tho but usually i’ll arrive 15 to 30 minutes late..

[@derekd7210]

i just leave at 7:05 if their not there

[@A_Random_Rat]

“The host isn’t even ready.” That’s true. In a Mexican party, if you come in time, you’re helping set up the tables.

[@Sandyyyyyyyyyy]

That's why I showed up on time lol

[@muhammedaksoy9604]

@@joaocorreiamediaThat’s the thing I think showing up late is disrespectful when it’s disrespectful for you some don’t care other care a lot. But if you have made it clear that it’s disrespectful for you and they continue doing that then it’s your full right to ignore them

[@BrotherAlpha]

I'm Canadian and when I invite people over I say, "I'll be ready to accept guests at noon, but you might have to help set up. I'm expecting guests to arrive at 1 and we will start at 2."

[@Eggy79]

But why not just set the time when you're actually expecting people? Too much brainpower, amigo?

[@A_Random_Rat]

@@Eggy79 We are accustomed to polychronic timing, it’s just what we’re used to since our culture is very family oriented. You knock two birds with one stone that way. That’s good brainpower if you ask me, amigo.

[@debatable98]

Nigeria is standing sternly on the flexible time side and I can attest to that. I usually like to be somewhere 10-15 minutes early so I can leave early, but my friend was driving me (she’s Nigerian) and I was panicking as we were about 3 hours late to the event (a Nigerian party). She was super calm though and when we got there, they were still setting up for the event…

[@pigeondance]

do you want to hear a joke about Nigerians that I came up by myself?

[@YanisWebdesign]

​@@pigeondancei'd love that except racist jokes Jk love rvcist jokes

[@pigeondance]

@@YanisWebdesign no no I don't think it's racist or anything hahhaha so do you know why Nigerians are good friends with birds? because they speak pidgin 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@pdruiz2005]

Also, the weather is crazy in Japan. So that's not an excuse. Monsoon season is no joke, and plenty of blizzards happen during the winter. But the Japanese are a punctual people who get to their appointments ON TIME!

[@fwebber13]

"I'm sorry I'm so late it's because of where I grew up" "Sir your rent was due 2 months ago"

[@tomcat5151]

That is a completely different type of lateness....that I also chronically suffer from. (Trust me, I hate it more than you do)

[@blueicer101]

@@tomcat5151 I trust this because they have to deal with you once, where you have to deal with you 24/7.

[@blueicer101]

Also what this guy means is that most behaviours are learnt and not necessarily based on morals or ill will. It's all relative. In terms of rent, there is no ambiguity. Also since, you gave them 2 months, it's almost your fault for letting them have 2 months of no consequences to their rent. You've just added on another experience where they learn to pay rent 2 months after due date before they get kicked out. You may say this is compassionate but, it's better for them to learn as oppose to you virtue signalling. Of course there's no problem with doing what's best for yourself, but then you can't be annoyed when someone also does what's best for themselves, which is getting 2 months rent credit for free.

[@Jeffs_Trove]

This is great haha

[@the_RCB_films]

i love you.

[@Ilyena]

A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to. Unless he's on German public transport. Then he is late.

[@luciagutierrez9637]

😂

[@cocothemage9736]

You got that right young apprentice, I arrive whenever the magic calls to me to.

[@c.t.8614]

😂😂😂

[@AllTimeAmberx]

Or Dutch

[@_1DK_]

.....

[@Jordan-qb3ed]

I grew up in a family which taught us to reach the destination 15 minutes early no matter what. If dinner is at 7pm and is a 30 minute drive away, I'll leave my house at 6pm. No joke

[@smolbluegoblin]

In France it's 50/50, half of the people will show up early and then the others gradually come in. In my family we have the "30 minutes of politeness", meaning that when someone gives you a time to come you try to show up between 15 minutes before the time and 15 minutes past the time. That way the host can be ready to receive and you have a bit of extra time if there's a problem on the road!

[@Sidione]

As a Swiss, being late triggers me so hard. When I‘m 5mins late for my hairdresser appointment, I call them and apologise.

[@Ekitchi0]

For me as a french, 5min is about the limit I find acceptable to make someone wait for me. I don’t believe it to be about how one perceives time, they still manage to travel and get their planes and be on time when they really want to. It’s It about how much effort is seen as normal to avoid making someone wait for you. In some cultures the waiting around for someone is not a big deal or unavoidable so not much effort is put in to avoid it. At the same time, the efforts required may be much higher because if transportation is not reliable you need a lot of padding (e.i. waisting your own time) to be on time. If everyone would need 1 hour of padding to make sure they are on time, the group would be waisting as much time trying to be on time as not trying.

[@ilikevideos4868]

As my mom says "better to be 30minutes early than 30seconds late"

[@Julzaa]

​@@Ekitchi0je suis totalement d'accord mais je suis français aussi

[@Darki13]

You guys really have strict timing huh

[@kornelijekovac9793]

@@Ekitchi0 Well, if someone has to make a great effort to make it on time, while your waiting is effortless, it's not quite comparable.

[@Error_o7]

"In germany public transport runs on time" "Hahahaha" laughs in deutsche bahn

[@artlike335]

Laughs in Bus auf dem Land

[@Error_o7]

@@artlike335 i mean ich habe den größten teil meines lebens auf dem land gewohnt aber der bus da war eigentlich immer relativ pünktlich

[@jabo_o]

​@@artlike335ne. Der war in meinem Leben einmal 2 Minuten zu spät. Und da bin ich richtig in panik geraten.

[@sem_7015]

I recently went with the train in Germany and the problem I had is not that they all are late, it’s that half of them are and i missed a switch three times because of it

[@Error_o7]

@@sem_7015 i rarely have to travel but i do say almost every train i've been on here in germany was about the right time (like a half hour around it ig) except for the official DB that i went on once on a school trip to berlin

[@dsp7520]

Nothing is ever your fault these days…

[@nichtsistkostenlos6565]

When you're in a specific locality, you should generally just understand and adhere to the customs. If you're in a place that likes punctuality, then be on time, if you're in a place where timing is more flexible, then go with it. Don't expect everyone to just "understand" when you're an hour late if that's not the custom of where you are.

[@vladimirprotein3275]

Lmao true, if you show on time in a place like India, you would surely get scornful looks as nobody is ready and you have just sit there watching their faces

[@the_real_THlNG]

As a german I had the biggest laugh flash ever when you said that public transport is on time in Germany

[@asarsp3542]

At least it’s better then many other places. Where I’m from it sometimes doesn’t appear at all

[@the_real_THlNG]

@@asarsp3542 we have the same thing in Germany too

[@radnustuhab]

that he mentioned the UK in the same breath as Germany had me positively chocking on my sip of water, though. 😂

[@DcBLX]

"Dehr geehrte fahrgäste, der zug... nach... hat 60 Minuten Verspätung aufgrund eines unvorhergesehenen unwetters. "

[@TiestoCalvinHarris]

​@@DcBLXhow common are storms im Germany?

[@GaiaTorterra]

I’ve always viewed it as this: If it’s for Business, Medical, or stuff as important, be there either 10 Minutes early or on time. If your meeting with friends to do something, like going to a park, movies, etc, it’s okay to be at MOST 10 minutes late. If your going to a party or gathering with a lot of people and your not involved with setting up, come like 30-45 minutes late, gives the people more time to set up just in case, and no one will care your late since it’s a party. Edit: Damn, guess I gotta trust my reasonings more lol

[@nyx0103]

couldn't have said it better

[@brandonwarner3732]

That's a good rule of thumb. I'm going to use that from now on.

[@poekpally]

Nah fuck you if your late dont bother coming at all. Always show up on time

[@pdruiz2005]

That's literally how I live. Except I try to show up early when meeting with friends for like movies, plays and such. Don't want to be the annoying one where friends need to hold my seat or something. As for parties, sometimes I don't even bother showing up until 2 or 3 hours after it's started. That's when most people are there and when it's the most fun! :D

[@wintershock]

That’s how I am, except my time is very different. I go by a 30 minute rule. Show up 30 minutes early or expect someone to be 30 minutes late. It’s more because 8 months of the year is a frozen hell scape where I live and no one plows the goddamn roads here. On a normal drive to the next town over, assuming the road is either packed down ice or actually a road, it’ll be a 20 minute drive. That can quickly change if it snows, some of the ice melts or it’s extra slick that day.

[@NewbieTuwbie]

People who always show up late just don’t respect your time. You set a time for a reason

[@itshunni8346]

They respect your time, its a mere cultural difference. the people doing the inviting also don't expect you to show up on time. if you're in brazil and show up on time you will surprise the hosts and not in a good way.

[@pierre9694]

@@itshunni8346 When in Rome, do as the Romans. In the West, the culture is to be on time. Therefore, if you are in the West, be on time.

[@itshunni8346]

@@pierre9694 that's the wrong term to use. The "west" please say specifically NA or certain countries in europe because the west has many, many countries where being on time would be strange.

[@pierre9694]

@@itshunni8346 I know it's not perfect but it's close enough. Remove Spain, Italy and Portugal from "the West" and you have it.

[@Silverado138]

If people don't respect the time they say they will be there, they lose all respect from me and miss out because I'm gone and have the audacity to be mad at me for not telling them I left 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gandergoose1523]

If you arrive on time to a Mexican party, as in when it was supposed to start, that just means you’re helping set the party up. Been in that situation my fair share of times 😔

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

Serves you right for being on time 😂

[@YeetTheMeat]

There we go cutting up the veggies, drinking modelo and fighting with the white table not working and locking up.

[@Khrissci]

you're gonna go broom if you're early

[@CorrectMyGrammarPls]

Im always early because my grandma always insists on it and she ends up being the one setting everything up because she loves helping out

[@gerharddamm5933]

Depending on the friend/family that invites me sometimes I enjoy the set up

[@raven_2911]

In the Netherlands, you either come exactly on time, or we consider you responsible and you come 5 or 10 minutes early. If you’re late, you irresponsible. On time is the bare minimum.

[@jesusemmanuelcordero4509]

Mexican living in the Netherlands here. It's true. At this point I am either 30 min early or 30 min late. There is no middle ground.

[@MultiSciGeek]

Gosh no wonder the Dutch are such a pain in the a to hang out with. Like judging for 5 minutes? Yeah you can hang alone lmao

[@winrar42]

@@MultiSciGeek if you are in the Netherlands then i don't think it's your call man

[@ZipMapp]

​@@MultiSciGeekYou feel threatened by people asking for basic decency? Kid much?

[@MultiSciGeek]

@@ZipMapp Not at all. I just find it cringe that people obsess over such details. Same with money. So childish.

[@jamiesnits]

UK checking in here.. our public transportation absolutely does not run on time. Thank you for your time.

[@gasknight]

I'm always early. it shows that you actually care about whatever you are doing and you can help if it is a party or something like that

[@genosreviews252]

As an American, my dad always taught me to be on time or early, because if you’re late you’re telling somebody you don’t value their time, and you don’t think they’re important. ESPECIALLY when it comes to business matters and meetings.

[@alexialu4224]

As an Italian, if it's business or a meeting, you are generally taught to be on time. If you are meeting with friends it's ok to be 5/10 minutes late. While when you are invited to someone's house or someone's party, it's actually appreciated if you arrive 20/30 minutes late, because you give more time to the host to get everything ready.

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

That's not the message I get when people are late. 💩 happens

[@Pannikin08]

I always just thought everyone believed 5-10 minutes early was the norm I get there to everything 5-10 m early if it’s important that 20m-1h early

[@username5569]

@@Pannikin08exactly. If your early you’re on time, if you’re on time you’re late.

[@Leg1503]

@@alexialu4224yup. I only get things ready when it’s time for the party to start because I expect people to be 30 mins to an hour from being there

[@lampekartoffel]

When I was attending language school in Canada, the teachers literally had a system for when to tell which group to show up. Like, the Mexicans would be told the event started 3 hours earlier than the actual start and the Swiss would be told it started half an hour later than the actual time. It worked really well and meant almost everyone showed up at the same time for events

[@Oishionna]

That’s amazing!

[@impregnated_man]

thats crazyyy dawg

[@koffz-nl2118]

Proper use of stereotypes

[@Yukis.aviation]

Now that’s like a 1000 IQ move right there

[@gandalfthegrey2777]

Kinda weird, Just putting a sharp before time works better. Just say show up at sharp 3 or you'll miss and people will come at sharp 3, if they don't their fault.

[@couththememer]

I found this more psychological than most podcasts that I had listened to in the past

[@Dave14.7]

As a German I can 100% tell you that our public transport is not on time my man.😅

[@MC-810]

It depends on what you are showing up for. If it’s a dinner party at 7 o’clock showing up a few minutes late is probably acceptable. Unless it’s a surprise party and they say be there by 7 o’clock because the guest of honor will be there at 7:30. Something like that. Business is completely different. I come from a military background and in that culture, if you are not 5-10 mins early, you are late. The meeting starts when the boss walks in.

[@jaijain7892]

I really liked the phrase "if you're not 5-10 mins early, you're late." Respect.

[@supernaturel7687]

That's also how I work. I am always 5-10 min early unless I'm invited at someone's home and in that case I come 5 min late to make sure they are ready

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

My time is way too valuable to waste it being early for no reason.

[@marving.8868]

​@@NikoBellaKhouf2sure how much is your minute worth?

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

@@marving.8868 you're not a client

[@theredditemperor8806]

Bro( I’m Indian) we were 2 hours late to a housewarming party, and we were the first ones to show up, then an hour after that, the house was packed.

[@wolfgangloll2747]

It depends on whose time is more important to you. When someone keeps me waiting for a long time, I know he values my time less than I value his, and that says more than a thousand words.

[@andrew1898]

​@@wolfgangloll2747and? Most people value their time. It's not selfish to do that

[@jayi31]

@@andrew1898it’s selfish to be inconsiderate of other people 🫤

[@wolfgangloll2747]

@@andrew1898 it is not selfish to value your time, but if i keep someone waiting, i show that i do not value their time. It is a statement. It's exactly the same as treating borrowed things badly, in which case you showd that you don't value someone else's things.

[@lg2m480]

​@@wolfgangloll2747And this is a difference in values and culture, because most people where I live would agree more so with the original comment than with you. It's just not the norm for you because that's the way you are used to things.

[@vantrillo6360]

As an american, I can attest that punctuality is very important. Started when I got my first job, every single clock I own is 5-15 minutes earlier than the actual time (aside from phone and laptop). Punctuality is crucial to make a good impression and shows respect for the other party, especially with meetings. I had a very good impression when I asked my wife out on our first date. She arrived 5 minutes early with a date plan. We spent the day following her activities and ended with a dinner reservation I had made. I asked her for the time after the dinner and she looked at her analog watch (5 minutes ahead). Effort, trust, and respect are the only things that matter in a relationship. Knew she was someone I could spend my life with. Punctuality was a plus! "She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man" - Good Hearted Woman

[@sootymammal2891]

The most valuable thing we have is time on this planet. Being late is rude and is being wasteful of other people's time.

[@SwissSev]

In Switzerland if you are 1 minute late its already a bad impression but imagine being 4 hours late TO YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY that would probably be your last birthday that will be celebrated

[@sammyblaze4234]

so en bullshit, 4 stunde ok, aber NIEMERT seit was bi 1min. i am swiss too, and this guy is telling lies

[@RCPlambo]

@@sammyblaze4234depends what you are late for, but usually over 5 minutes people do start questioning where you are. If it’s an important scheduled meeting it can even be rude if you’re one minute late

[@DaddyM7MD]

At the point, we'd eat the cake and kick him out when he shows up.

[@spacecat4689]

When Swiss finish being neutral "being late?" More like "extermination 🤖"

[@Alo_Romero]

What’s is consider normal in Switzerland? Arriving 10? 15 minutes earlier?

[@user-ij9jw5un9b]

If something is indeed slowing you down it's not an issue to be late but if you think it's normal to arrive late that's your problem

[@DaDaDo661]

Yes he's dismissing the cultural aspect of Latin cultures (Hispanic, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc) being ok with not being on time, not just because of infrastructure but how they are raised and taught

[@Luneytoon]

@@DaDaDo661yes exactly, I think it’s rude for people to expect me to get there on time.

[@B3RyL]

If you believe your time is so valuable that someone being late to a social gathering is literally wasting it and making you upset, than that's literally your problem, not theirs. Stop trying to control other people, and learn to control yourself. Learn to love yourself, learn to enjoy your own company, and not a single second of your life will ever feel wasted ever again, and you'll stop getting upset over someone being late.

[@evvte]

​@@B3RyLif someone can't show up on time, they clearly don't care enough, you think YOUR time is so important you'll just drag in at a random ass time. Yeah man lemme just completely fuck over any form of planning because I wanna be cool and do what I want!

[@B3RyL]

@@evvte You can't control what other people care about. You can only control yourself and your feelings. Try to be more interesting and fun to be around and maybe then they'll want to come early to see you. And in the mean time, learn to just be with yourself and have fun on your own, and you'll never be upset about someone being late ever again. Because the root of your anxiety is that you feel you are wasting your time waiting for them. But you can only waste your time if you have nothing to fill it with. See what I'm getting at? If you can't fill your time on your own, then maybe you don't like yourself very much and you can't enjoy your own company, and deep down you don't think of yourself as being likeable, and you need other people to validate you. And when they fail to reassure you that they do in fact like you, you just get upset. Practice mindfulness and letting go. It's a good start to getting to like yourself more.

[@Cold_Logic]

Iceland is even 'worse' than Germany - even the buses depart early

[@miitas0f726]

In France it’s politeness gesture to be at least 15 minutes late when you are invited for dinner, so the host can fix everything before you arrive

[@difallic]

I dont mind if you were late due to unexpected issues or delays but if I plan a hangout with friends and one friend makes us all wait just bc he/she finds it normal to be late, you need to reevaluate life decisions fr

[@Name..........]

I mean I'd say you meed to reevaluate yourself at that point, no need in getting upset or angry over it. Lifes to short, enjoy your friends while you wtill have them. Learn to go with the flow and be spontaneous one of the best things at friends is that you can call then up at a moments notice and talk. But some day you might not have that people are delicate and die easily

[@difallic]

@@Name.......... Those people arent part of my friends group. There are people who you will click with and people you dont. My time and energy is just as important as my friends and if you cant respect that then I cant respect you as an individual simple as that. Its not a matter of getting upset or not, its a matter of keeping your promise. If you set a time, then I expect you to be there on time.

[@cooltjh4]

@@Name.......... we found the troll. if you dont respect other people's time, then no one will respect you. "oh you're dying of blood loss? dont worry, an ambulance will pass by eventually." if you make a girl wait 4 hours because " i grew up in an area where its ok not to plan ahead" shes not going to be there when u arrive.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

​@@Name..........so people should be ok with someone blatantly wasting their time because life is too short and being spontaneous is cool? I bet you're the friend who is always late and pissing everyone off huh?

[@gandalfthegrey2777]

​@@Name..........Damn

[@tamnker8465]

As someone with ADHD, I can leave an hour early and end up an hour late.

[@bruoche]

Oh my god same I was searching for someone talking about ADHD

[@antonoid2764]

I hope you warn the people. Expecting somebody to arrive, just to wait an hour, is extremely boring

[@bruoche]

@@antonoid2764 Waking up two hours earlier then anybody would to still arrive a quarter of an hour late is kinda boring too ngl

[@td9250]

​@@bruochestop justifying your lack of good character

[@RJH755]

Same

[@via8345]

Gen z explaining to their boss why they were late:

[@crypttest]

This video is great, very different and interesting. I never would have thought to look at it from that perspective.

[@DerBruderHD]

Public Transport in Germany on time, I actually laughed

[@jamesl8640]

He also said the UK in that sentence I don't think he's taken a train before

[@xujal69]

I think its still alot better then the other countries

[@ragedsky]

SAME HAHAHAHAHA

[@jonasklumpp9519]

Same 😂

[@randomperson-hw6xb]

A common german saying "just take the train/bus before that" While that train/bus was the one you took

[@alexialu4224]

As an Italian, if it's business or a meeting, you are generally taught to be on time. If you are meeting with friends it's ok to be 5/10 minutes late. While when you are invited to someone's house or someone's party, it's actually appreciated if you arrive 20/30 minutes late, because you give more time to the host to get everything ready.

[@robyban08]

poi prendi trenitalia e arrivi il giorno dopo

[@misticsword7561]

Sinceramente, se invitassi qualcuno a casa mia e quello arrivasse con 20 o più minuti in ritardo senza che abbia trovato un incidente o altre cause di forza maggiore, mi offenderei. Fino a 15 minuti va bene, di più no.

[@bradywalker5291]

Yeah, I'm always early, but I do realize that if it's a party or a group event, I'd hate to be the first one there. I'm generally 10-20min late for those

[@alexspartichino4155]

I mean I’m American and even I purposely arrive 30-45 mins late to look cool, I call it being “fashionably late” 😂

[@Darki13]

As a Mexican I can confirm we always arrive the day after we got invited

[@Microbit0]

But that's legit. That's the "recalentado" so you're still on time

[@Alexandrek1922]

Confirmo

[@heyu123]

My friend is always late. Even if it’s just meeting me she’s 1.5 hours late. And recently she didn’t reply after 6 hours we were supposed to meet. She’s from Taiwan. It’s a choice.

[@jackyfan]

So true. This video is just a terrible pseudo-sociological excuse for people that are poor at time management.

[@lg2m480]

I'm afraid she's just not that into seeing you probably... If someone doesn't show up and don't say a thing in 6h, that's past the point of being late the video brings up. Then either something really big happened or it's an extremely rude even in those cultures. Past 1h without communication is already usually too much for casual meetings, so you're right to be mad.

[@MultiSciGeek]

Damn my type of girl

[@MultiSciGeek]

@@jackyfan Not at all. Dude actually go to a country that uses "poly-whatever" flexible time and people will GENUINELY be offended if you come on time. I'm serious. Just like Americans and Europeans get offended if you come late.

[@milkymilk2884]

​@jackyfan i love it when youtube commenters speak like they're an authority on things they are clearly absolutely unaware of. this is a real phenomenon that i have never seen any academic pushback against, and something tells me you aren't an academic. i want to study you like a labrat to understand why people make silly comment like this

[@laztavus]

if you’re late all the time, it’s your fault

[@camilles8244]

In France we have the "politeness quarter", when invited it is a good measure to show up 15 minutes late to ensure that your host is ready. but don't show up past 30 minutes late because it is rude !

[@AvoltageGaming]

"But sir, I wasn't here 15 minutes early because I have a polychronic sense of timing" Sgt: "The CO wants you in his office in your blues"

[@cwheels01]

15 minutes prior to 15 minutes prior...15 after 15 minutes after...potato potato.

[@Depopotacular]

​@@cwheels01 A man of infinite wisdom.

[@coolbrotherf127]

If I'm late to something, it's usually because I really don't want to be there. I'm horrible at committing to anything I don't enjoy.

[@Aramythr]

Nah I'm late even to the things I do enjoy. Time just goes too fast sometimes

[@ScruffyMopplidge]

Yeah same that's why I was born 2 weeks late

[@fthisimout3332]

Same here, I always put things off, most of the time school things. So I either get a workout going to places to be JUST in time, or I'm like 3 - 10 minutes late. I even tell all my friends to assume I'll be there 10 minutes later than I tell them 😂 And my ADD doesn't help with this lol

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

Okay but they can still look at the clock, even if they think different amounts of time has passed when they're not looking at it.

[@Ragatokk]

It only has something to do with how they prioritize.

[@Ruvgowei]

I swear to god you got the entire country of germany to hysterically laugh when you mentioned them as one of the countries with public transport on time xD (I legit have to take a train an hour early to safely be on time for work and dont remember the last time my train AFTER work came on time. Always at least 15min late.)

[@antonoid2764]

To quote my great grandfather “If you can be late, you can be on time” This is how I (as a danish person) were taught to think of time (regarding when you should arrive at an event or place)

[@lukotty]

same thing here, i'm italian and my parents always taught me to be 5 - 10 minutes early on meetings, and also, my sister lives in denmark and i went there a few times... beautiful people, culture and places

[@antonoid2764]

@@lukotty I can say the exact same about what I have seen of Italy. You have absolutely wonderful history, culture and (since I can’t leave this out) food.

[@jorgecuevas8843]

I'm waiting for the Germans reacting to "public transport is on time"

[@nssilver1]

I can accept this for social occasions, but when we enter the professional sphere it become imperative to learn to be on time.

[@TheProAce99]

if you're late, you're late. simple as that.

[@SwiftBy]

As a German, I can not confirm that public transport runs on time.

[@robertnett9793]

It runs on it's own time. Dictated by cost cuts while inflating the pockets of the managment mercenaries that are the upper echelon of those companies...

[@Sadreath]

Compared to other parts of the world? It does. I have lived in multiple big cities and subways usually run on time and even if they don't you at worst have to plan like 5-10 mins for that

[@yume7335]

and as a swiss who lives close to the border to germany, i can confirm that ;)

[@loujack4282]

I was just gonna comment that. Die Deutsche Bahn? Das ist der Grund, weshalb ich schon so oft zu spät gekommen bin. 🙄

[@user-vs2xg3hb6c]

“Uk’s public transport runs on time” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Emilia333g]

I don't know about that whole "public transport runs on time" thing in Germany

[@SuicideBunny6]

I’m born in the Philippines but I grew up in Belgium all my life. But because I’m disorganised and poor at planning, I arrive late most of the time (outside work) so I just say that’s my Filipino side coming through 😅

[@BayBerry1337]

Lmao my mom is from the Philippines and she is frequently late, are her sisters. So all the husbands call it Philipeno Time 😂

[@pinkdragon4830]

„German trains are always on time“ Bro really said that and thought we wouldn’t notice💀💀💀

[@zedantXiang]

Its alwahs on time 1 hour later,that means its always on time because you can take the one before lol

[@ts4gv]

My white brother played youth soccer in a hispanic league. That's how we learned about "Spanish time".

[@bread-pc1tn]

Teacher: Why are you so late again Me: Hear me out it's not my fault...

[@BingstonGames]

this is what im going to tell my employer when im 5 hours late for a shift

[@Yeewen88]

If u wanna die

[@simperingham]

“People need to develop this polychronic sense of timing” Bro you need to back that assertion up with something.

[@aycoded7840]

@lazytiger6623 The infrastructure would reflect that if they were better funded and run better

[@aycoded7840]

@lazytiger6623 Saying people should be less lazy is too vague to be useful though.

[@SpecterNeverSpectator]

Fr, I live in a country with poor infrastructure, you always have to be on time, to work, on dates, to school, a doctor will often times not respond to your appointment if you are 15 minutes late, both my parents hate being late, and all the people that have a bad show up rate are lazy fuckers, got a friend who lives in the middle of a hill wit over an hour of commute time to get to school and he almost always arrives, his ex gf would always arrive late despite living right next to it, being Mexican ain't an excuse to being late.

[@josepharmstrong6852]

​@@aycoded7840fine then ill help plan out ahead of time how long the journey will take and make sure you can be there on time. If someone how you knew would give you 5 million dollars to show up at a place 30-40 mins away but you must be on time the next day. Could you make it there on time ? This is possible the infrastructure be damed you would be there on time.

[@guilhermeanisio5248]

As a Brazilian, is very rare somebody doesn’t get late to things related to dinner, celebrations etc. If there is a party for example, id it is 8 pm, and you get there 8, even the host isn’t ready 😅

[@TimothyGyang]

How influencers sometimes spew out ridiculous things...

[@alirezaalavi1504]

If someone comes up with this excuse for being late, I'm gonna punch them in the face

[@dll7658]

Yep

[@Kyvord]

agreed

[@joshspeed8404]

Absulutely. Hell, yes

[@treyshaffer]

Damn, it's interesting to me how extremely morally righteous and aggressive people can be about timeliness.

[@melodyk4972]

I live in Brazil, and this is so accurate. People actually apologize when they arrive too early for a party 😂 For school and work, it can be really hard to arrive on time, especially where I live, because the roads are succeptible to flooding, roadwork, and other issues, and my school is about an hour and a half away with public transport.

[@nyx0103]

I mean that is a sensible reason. Also if everyone is late, no one is late. Being late when you have no valid excuse however...

[@polatouche7221]

Oi! My family in law is from Brazil but we are in Canada. They call it "brazilian time".

[@EllaBella007100]

I think as long as your communicating, being late isn't such a bad thing. Depending on the person, I'll wait to hear back from them when their leaving. I'll always get there first anyway Ps just to let everyone know, I'm an early type of person. (Anxious about being late)

[@HansHeinShorts]

It is indeed pretty f*ng annoying when people cant stay on time. Or when they cant give a f*ng time to meet and prepare, so i actually can fit it in my schedule and go on about my other chores.

[@Artefactual]

I have sometimes left up to 8 hours beforehand just to arrive at events to be at least 5 minutes early. I was taught by my dad that always being late shows irresponsibility and bad time management.

[@A.Martin]

Yea I always expect on time, and when someone asks for people to be somewhere at a time, I get there and am always like wtf, why is no one else here, it is the exact time we were asked to be there.

[@buddyburrows]

Im in the US. It is engrained in me that early is on time, on time is late and late is inexcusable. EXCEPT for a get together at a house. You should be around 15-20min late for two very different but positive reasons. 1) this gives time for the host to get more prepared because things aren't always going as planned 2) if it's an intervention you'll find out when multiple people are texting you why you're late. Take this information as you will.

[@Tralvan]

Early is on time?! TF am I doing waiting like 10 minutes outside of my Professors/Bosses office staring at the clock so I can walk in within the minute the meeting was scheduled? I thought I was being considerate, not rude. Like literally if the meeting is at 10AM, I'm standing at the door for sometimes up to a quater hour waiting for like 9:59AM to knock.

[@buddyburrows]

@@Tralvan that is also the ideal situation. You are arriving early in the off chance something attempts to prevent you from arriving officially on time. Just because you show up to work early (for example) does not mean you just start working right away, just that you're prompt and ready for when it's time to clock in

[@MikaeruDaiTenshi]

@@Tralvan If you have a meeting with your boss or something in a higher position, you'd should be ~2 minutes early. This gives the impression that you value their time, but also that you're busy yourself. If you're like 10 minutes early, it gives the impression you got nothing to do. And coming exactly on time means you're bad at managing your time, and you're lucky you've made it on time (which is supposed to be the start of the meeting and not the time of your arrival) In military basic training (Austria, Europe), you'll also hear the saying "5 Minuten vor der Zeit, ist des Soldaten Pünktlichkeit", which is translated to "5 minutes before the time, is the soldiers punctuality. But even before I went to the mbt, I always tried to be 10-5 minutes early. Which also means, if you've got a doctors appointment, you might wait 50 minutes instead of 30 depending how busy the ordination is.

[@vladimirprotein3275]

I was actually called to a birthday party by a German family, as a rule of thumb, I always try to be ½hr late as to not appear jobless or desperate to eat their food, but when I arrived about ¾hour late they had already cut the cake and cleaning up 😂

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

Imagine someone telling this to their strict boss.

[@kamikater4065]

I am laughing so hard at "Germany - public transport runs on time" 😂

[@MegaBaconParty]

This has always been a very interesting cultural aspect. As a dutchman, the maximum amount of time to be late is like 5 minutes or so for most people, just guessing. We are also used to scheduling everything in our agenda’s, from most formal to most informal situations. I try really hard to understand why it is normal in other cultures to be late, but cannot get it😅

[@Avx829]

It's not normal to be late, they are only late from your perspective. In their culture they are still on time, their arrival falls within their cultures norms. For example you say the max time to be late is 5 mins but in their culture it could be 1 hour and still not be considered rude.

[@gwagner1380]

​@@Avx829yeah pretty much this. For example me as both German and Mexican thats has been an issue among our families. Because here in Mexico being late is not a thing really. A lot of stuff can happen between you leaving home and you getting to your destination so even then people know things will start later. Like for example you can be early to a psrty but there won't be a party because even the host won't be ready because we all know people will start coming to the party arount the 30 minutes mark sometimes even past the hour mark. Of course that means that parties also never end on time and unless you are paying a rent for using a space, most parties or meeting will go overtime and in some case it can even kinda evolve. Like we start in one place but then continue by moving to other place in order to party with the people that just came in. Sure being late to a date is a topic for debate because that varies from individual to individual but overall even of professional meeting it is expected that things won't start on time. Now try to explain that to Germans who are always on time as in that culture being too early or too late, heck even being close to the appointed time can bee seen as rude. They are always sharp to the hour and minutes accorded. For them they thought that my Mexican family was incredibly rude and we had some issues that needed a lot of time to get used to it because as said on the other comment, the perception of time is different. For Germans free time is valuable and anything you use or do in that time should be respected because for them not being on time is seen as "this guy or lass doesn't take it seriously that I deprived myself of "X" quantity of time to spend by doing other stuff". Thats a really stark cultural difference as time and the usage of it is seen with two different points of view so time is really relative based on where you are and who you are with. Sure as the saying says, when in rome do as the romans do so if you are in a country that values time, try to be always on point and in the opposite situation alway try to be more flexible else you will have lots of headaches and arguments in your future.

[@user-kb1dw9kg9j]

he legit explained in the video why its normal in othrr cultures to be "late"

[@nikolegoshiwolffe5901]

“Public transport runs on time.” Lmao yeah right

[@throwaway692]

If only there were a device of some kind that could alert you the present time.

[@rainbowskin3379]

Bruh, if you say the subway is broken that's fine show up late, but don't tell me "sorry I'm 30 minutes late, but I'm Mexican so it's fine"

[@hyugashikamaru3596]

Absolutely. I am from one of the countries that "doesn't respect time". Dont let culture be an excuse for general laziness.

[@lysander9957]

My high school drama teacher had the policy "If you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're late. If you're late you're f***ed." And that stuck with me to this very day.

[@austinechavarria5093]

That was how my band teacher treated early mornings for marching band! I cant shake off being early to this day.

[@ryan_alexander]

that's just because it's industry standard for performers. source: am performer

[@JustDalton]

You are automatically late when you are early under that system: If A, then B. If B, then C. If C, then D. Therefore A = D So being early means you’re late.

[@naverilllang]

Following this series of logic, it is impossible to be on time. Also, fuck that rule. If I have to be somewhere at 8, I'll show up at 7:59 and 55 ±5 seconds

[@espectador-]

I always got late to high school, we had the "right" to get in at most 20 minutes late. Even after 30 mins sometimes they didn't care, you just had to kinda sneak in. Once I got in 2 hours late, it didn't matter. Only had problems because of that a couple times. I'm mexican 🇲🇽

[@samia.5328]

As a German I can say we’re only late when the train is late. Which happens quite often

[@vtchanss3037]

They way I wheezed when he said that German public transportation is on time..

[@MasonVis]

The Philippines are off the chart with this one 😂

[@williamalbaciete4609]

*"Filipino time"*

[@eastofthebrook]

We don't even bother having start times with my in-laws. Not only is there no telling when they'll show up, it's likely they're gonna change the plans the morning of anyways. 😂 😂 😂

[@herterwhiter4500]

"otw na ako" pero mga kagigising palang

[@Zanenoth]

Dude trying to explain to his boss why he's late.

[@UnknownShiny]

as a german from a village, i’m often late because buses in my area are entirely unreliable but thats just the DB experience

[@Lugges]

„Public transport runs on time in Germany“ 😂😂😂

[@raggeddollz_rzv]

I never understood being ok with being late. Like being unapologetic about it irks me. Especially not doing anything about it to fix it. Whenever I'm in a new place I always check out the public transit to see approximately how early/late it will get me anywhere or if it's on time. Then I'll test it out if it's consistent, and if it is, then I'll take the bus/train before the one I was supposed to take regardless in case anything happens. If it's not consistent then I'll take 2 buses/trains early. Of course I'm not just wasting my money, I'm multitasking by testing it on my way to the grocery store or somewhere I'm not meeting other people, so that when it comes to actually having to meet people, I'm not late.

[@janjanssen9629]

Nope, it definitely your fault… it has everything to do with timing, dedication and respect…. they just don’t care… and because everyone is late, you go with the flow…

[@404-Error-Not-Found]

Being late consistently has everything to deal with a lack of personal responsibility. It's your job to figure out how you're going to get there on time.

[@panda1412.]

Bro just violated most of the world with facts 😂😂😂😂

[@allfocuses]

"Germany. Trains being on time". Ahahaha LOL😂

[@piranhabones]

"Sorry, the bus was late" "Oh ok, don't worry, not your fault" 0 excuses to intentionally show up late

[@RottyMacbeth]

You don't need an excuse if it was intentional

[@DanildFlamme]

Nah, it is a matter of attitude, which IS your fault. My wake-up call when I was going to see a friend, and I let him know I will be late, and then ended up being a fair bit later, like aruond 2 hours later than planned. I remember saying sorry I am so late, and his response was along the lines of "That's ok, I knew you were going to be late, you always are". That moment, when I was basically so consistently always late, that my friend just planned with it, THAT was my wake-up call to change... Because that is not allright.

[@biscuit3456]

Where are you from if you don’t mind me asking

[@Aaron-hh8nx]

​@@biscuit3456it doesn't matter

[@Aaron-hh8nx]

@@biscuit3456 it really doesn't matter and this is a comment section

[@biscuit3456]

@@Aaron-hh8nx ok Aaron, the entire world isn’t the same culture as the UK or America. In a lot of other cultures being early is rude but in a different comment section you told the person to just be early despite them saying it’s rude in their culture. I come from a place where RSVP isn’t even a thing because to expect someone to clear their schedules ahead of time for your event is also considered rude. Americans will pride themselves on confirming ahead of time and showing up early but most of the time they won’t bring gifts to the host, which it’s also rude to not bring the host gifts in my country by the way. So in my people’s eyes the Americans are doing everything wrong when it comes to invitations but I understand that from the other’s perspective it’s the complete opposite. It’s just the cultures people grow up in. Which happens to have a lot to do with where you’re from.

[@Aaron-hh8nx]

@@biscuit3456 what makes you think I'm from the US?😂 You don't even have to be early, just get there in time, not an hour late

[@skex5208]

"Public transport runs on time" Deutsche Bahn:"You sure about that?"

[@j.e.h.648]

My german grandma was so keen on being punctual, she waited up to half an hour in her car to be able to be there the exact moment she was supposed to.

[@bryanespino6882]

Boutta send it to my boss and talk my way through why I was 2 days late

[@milad8033]

I know some of these people who are always late. Somehow they are on time for work or any other meeting that involves them directly. But when meeting with friends or family they arrive late.

[@ninjycoon]

The difference is the consequences. Being late to work will get you fired eventually. Friends/family are much more forgiving. Some will let you be late your whole life.

[@NomadicWitchhunt]

"Public transport in germany is always on time" funniest thing i have heard this time fr

[@Biggi19]

Ok but how are you late for your own birthday?

[@maxklymenko]

Long story

[@KingOfArtic]

​@@maxklymenkoMake a yt short about it, would love to hear the story 👍

[@shamlasahmy]

​@@maxklymenko I'm curious

[@listey]

I was born a week overdue so that was my excuse on my birth day

[@marving.8868]

​@@KingOfArticit's a long story a normal KZbin video would be better because a "part 2" for a storytime would be weird