Re:In Brazil, it is considered rude to be on time to a party
by always_good on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @12:27PM
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There's definitely a dominance element here in Mexico, too.
My Mexican friend traveled a lot here for work to meet with various executives. These executives would be the ones who set the time.
She'd drive four hours and arrive at their office for a 8am 1-on-1 meeting and be directed to a sofa outside their room. She told me often 30+ minutes would pass and the guy would be in there twiddling on his smartphone, she could see him right through the blinds.
It was like some proof of time-burn to remind you that they had the power.
My Mexican friend traveled a lot here for work to meet with various executives. These executives would be the ones who set the time.
She'd drive four hours and arrive at their office for a 8am 1-on-1 meeting and be directed to a sofa outside their room. She told me often 30+ minutes would pass and the guy would be in there twiddling on his smartphone, she could see him right through the blinds.
It was like some proof of time-burn to remind you that they had the power.