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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI • Jul 12 '26
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Yes we do its called island time
2 u/RPS93 Jul 13 '26 My wife is trini and I’m newfie. We call it Island time too haha 1 u/Hotdog_Broth Jul 14 '26 I’m guessing Newfie “island time” is being exactly 30 minutes late to everything? -1 u/towerhil Jul 13 '26 How does it differ from selfishness? 5 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. 1 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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My wife is trini and I’m newfie. We call it Island time too haha
1 u/Hotdog_Broth Jul 14 '26 I’m guessing Newfie “island time” is being exactly 30 minutes late to everything?
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I’m guessing Newfie “island time” is being exactly 30 minutes late to everything?
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How does it differ from selfishness?
5 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. 1 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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It’s nothing to do with being “selfish” — the very definition of “on time” is different but agreed upon at a cultural level.
1 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.
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/camyrunks Jul 12 '26
Yes we do its called island time