Re:Maybe Your Sleep Problem Isn’t a Problem
by thirdsun on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @09:53AM
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To be fair these expectations vary wildly between cultures and countries. Where I come from the starting time of a party/event is regarded as actual starting time. You’re welcome, not expected, to arrive at that time and while there might be some minor preparations left, you’re in no way expected to help by being on time.
However there was a reddit thread (or was it HN?) a few weeks back discussing this very issue and if i remember correctly being on time was considered almost rude in brazil as well as a number of other countries,
Re:Maybe Your Sleep Problem Isn’t a Problem
by collyw on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @06:20AM
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This varies a lot from country to country as we noticed working with a very international group of friends in Spain.
My friend basically sent out an invite to her party with staggered start times based on nationality. Spanish Greeks were asked to come two or three hours before the real start time, French one hour and Brits and Germans were given the actual time.
Showing up early on the other hand often put's people who are not ready on the spot. If you regularly host parties who will get annoyed at people that show up 30+ minutes early unless they are willing to help.