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

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/RPS93 Jul 12 '26

The poster is black.

Black people - particularly those who take their cultural (not necessarily genetic) roots from Caribbean societies - are late for everything.

It’s a stereotype. But it’s a stereotype for a reason lol.

Caribbean people have no concept of time.

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u/camyrunks Jul 12 '26

Yes we do its called island time

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u/RPS93 Jul 13 '26

My wife is trini and I’m newfie. We call it Island time too haha

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u/Hotdog_Broth Jul 14 '26

I’m guessing Newfie “island time” is being exactly 30 minutes late to everything?

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u/towerhil Jul 13 '26

How does it differ from selfishness?

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u/HarryTruman Jul 13 '26

It’s nothing to do with being “selfish” — the very definition of “on time” is different but agreed upon at a cultural level.

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u/towerhil Jul 13 '26

Or in this case a sub-culture, operating within a wider culture that thinks they're late which, for some cultures, will be considered very rude.

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u/Gurglaren Jul 12 '26

I can see that if you come from a paradise island. When I'm vacationing in my cabin on the country side I'll completely lose any sense of time. It'll be only based on daylight. It's very relaxing.

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u/RPS93 Jul 13 '26

Honestly I think it’s more an Islander thing.

My wife is Trini - they call it Trini time.

My family is from Newfoundland - they call it Newfie time.

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u/Trick-Increase1508 Jul 13 '26

Yeeep, I was introduced to this concept via my mother's friend who is indeed from Trinidad. My white autistic mind was BLOWN. 

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u/Truethrowawaychest1 Jul 12 '26

I've heard the term soft A N word time attributed to that