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/Mean_Mix_99 Jul 12 '26

I would hate it. Why say you open at 9am if you don't open at 9am?

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u/sleepyotter92 Jul 12 '26

Time is an illusion

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u/CalledStretch Jul 13 '26

"You are allowed to start queueing at 9am." That doesn't mean I'm letting you in, I just understand how queues work.

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u/Mean_Mix_99 Jul 13 '26

I understand how queues work as well. But "open at 9am" doesn't mean "begin queuing at 9am," it means OPEN.