are you a punctual person?

Romania
October 15, 2015 5:57am CST
I see this as a matter of respect so unless something new happens I'm always on time when it comes to meetings.
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
15 Oct 15
@swissheart,Honestly speaking,I try to be one.I hate keeping someone waiting for me.So I try my best to be punctual,but sometimes it's not possible.
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
15 Oct 15
and did it happen for you to be late for a meeting or something?
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alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
15 Oct 15
@else34 did you ever get late for your job?
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
15 Oct 15
@swissheart Fortunately it has never happened.When meetings are to be held,I tend to be ready well before time.
Kim
@kimjin (23)
• China
16 Oct 15
Yes! I would never be late. I don't like to be late and don't like others late too! I always count the time. HAHA Moreover, if someone comes too late, I just think that he is wasting my time! LOL
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
16 Oct 15
and do you leave if he/she makes you wait too much?
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
23 Oct 15
@kimjin but what if he/she can't answer your call
Kim
@kimjin (23)
• China
16 Oct 15
@swissheart nope... unless he/she says he/she will not come! when I wait for 10 mins, I will call him/her! "Why don't you come?!!!"
AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Oct 15
I do try to be punctual, in fact, I used to always be earl y. Probably not as punctual as I once was.
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
15 Oct 15
it's un-pleasant at the same time to arrive early and wait for that person if he's the one who's late
kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
15 Oct 15
I am a punctual person and many a times I am the first to arrive when invited for a dinner...it is quite embarrassing when you are punctual and arrive before everyone else ! I am not sure whether I should change and be fashionably late !
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
15 Oct 15
no I don't think you should. like I said it's just a matter of respect towards the people you're meeting
kataomoi
@kataomoi (708)
• Japan
15 Oct 15
I would call myself a punctual person. I'm not ALWAYS on time, but I usually am. I always try to leave early, especially if I'm meeting with someone important.
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
15 Oct 15
yes I do the same. I think we should always take into consideration that thing might happen along the road and leave early enough so that we could be there on time
Yasser Mattar
@yeezermac (145)
• Singapore, Singapore
23 Oct 15
I personally am a punctual person, but it's only because I live in a society where time is seen as a valuable resource. In other words, time is short, and should not be wasted. I also understand that there are societies which do not see time as being as important a resource as my society does. These societies might focus more on the task to be completed, the product to be produced or the relationships that are formed. If I were there, I would probably not be so punctual
alina
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
23 Oct 15
but don't you think is impolite to make someone wait for you?
Yasser Mattar
@yeezermac (145)
• Singapore, Singapore
26 Oct 15
@swissheart Not in some cultures. They don't see anyting wrong with waiting. Take a look at, for example, the Aboriginal concept of "rubber time"