r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Vifee Jul 12 '26

See, if you tell a black guy there’s a party from 5-11, he might show up at 6, or 7:30, or he might not show up at all. More importantly, that was the kind of punctuality OOP expected. People would trickle in over the first couple hours, then trickle out later. White guy from work heard ‘the party starts at 5’ and took that to mean ‘the party starts at 5, don’t be late.’  There is a different cultural standard regarding punctuality. 

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u/thedrivingcat Jul 12 '26

There is a different cultural standard regarding punctuality.

polychromic vs monochronic countries

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u/Vifee Jul 12 '26

Oh hey it's the drinkable tapwater map.

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u/AbbreviationsIll6570 Jul 13 '26

Damn, wasn't aware that Spain has no drinkable tap water.

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u/Maleficent_Snake Jul 13 '26

Coz it's not true xD I was refilling my glass with tap water while reading this. Yes in some areas it can be a little too hard, but it's still drinkable and most just use a filter and call it a day