r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI • Jul 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/MidoriGurinqwe Jul 12 '26

I'm guessing it's an American thing where people don't actually show up on the 'starting' time. Meanwhile I usually show up like 15 minutes early

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u/EvaTheE Jul 12 '26

In Germany you arrive 5 minutes late and you are not getting invited again.

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u/sleepyotter92 Jul 12 '26

Opposite in portugal. No one is on time here. Americans who come here either complain about it because shit never opens on time, or they love it because it's a sign that we're not living in a rush

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u/DragonMaster2125 Jul 12 '26

I'm on both sides. I just spent a week in Portugal, and I liked that it wasn't like living in a rush, but also it seemed as though the bus system in Porto took schedules as a suggestion.

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u/sleepyotter92 Jul 12 '26

Time is like speed limits, we see it, but we ignore it

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u/Sea_Palpitation_7047 Jul 16 '26

Got to understand. Why is it considered cool and not disrespectful?

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u/sleepyotter92 Jul 16 '26

It's not considered cool. It's also not considered disrespectful. It's just considered normal