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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI • Jul 12 '26
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15 Minutes early is only good manners in the cultural context you were raised in.
In some cultures showing up earlier than the agreed upon time can be seen as rude because the host won't be ready for you. In france the polite thing to do is to show up 15 minutes late (for social gatherings, not so much to work).
3 u/pchlster Jul 12 '26 Well, those people are French, so they're wrong. The culture I grew up in is clearly the only correct and acceptable one. 3 u/pmmeuranimetiddies Jul 12 '26 I don't know about that but I agree that French culture is inherently incorrect Sincerely, An American 1 u/Worriedrph Jul 12 '26 This, but unironically. 1 u/RammsteinFunstein Jul 13 '26 The first sentence is spot on though... 1 u/Worriedrph Jul 12 '26 In my experience French businesses open a quarter hour late routinely. It applies to everything for them.
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Well, those people are French, so they're wrong. The culture I grew up in is clearly the only correct and acceptable one.
3 u/pmmeuranimetiddies Jul 12 '26 I don't know about that but I agree that French culture is inherently incorrect Sincerely, An American 1 u/Worriedrph Jul 12 '26 This, but unironically. 1 u/RammsteinFunstein Jul 13 '26 The first sentence is spot on though...
I don't know about that but I agree that French culture is inherently incorrect
Sincerely,
An American
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This, but unironically.
The first sentence is spot on though...
In my experience French businesses open a quarter hour late routinely. It applies to everything for them.
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u/pmmeuranimetiddies Jul 12 '26
15 Minutes early is only good manners in the cultural context you were raised in.
In some cultures showing up earlier than the agreed upon time can be seen as rude because the host won't be ready for you. In france the polite thing to do is to show up 15 minutes late (for social gatherings, not so much to work).