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Angelic (not verified) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 - 17:17

I'm pretty much nearly on time, if I am late then there is always a valid excuse. I hate it when people are late, it annoys me to wait for them when I am ready.

I used to hate waiting for my instructor, it was bad enough me dreading my lessons without it being prolonged!

xSmurfy786x — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 - 02:06

Yehhh! whats it with these instructors?
mine has been late for every one of his lessons! apart from the first one.. i hate waiting..i cud rather be doing sumthing useful like a good daughter and washing dishes!! 😂

proud_hijabi — Sun, 1 Feb 2009 - 14:10

im usually late
but always with a valid excuse
for some reason when i am trying to get somewhere something is holding me up
ether i lose something that i really need
or the traffic is impossible

The Lamp — Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 15:37

[quote=Angelic]I'm pretty much nearly on time, if I am late then there is always a valid excuse. I hate it when people are late, it annoys me to wait for them when I am ready.

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Well, what if they have a reason?

Angelic (not verified) — Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 16:34

Obviously if they have a valid excuse then that is fine. But the people I am talking about are my family/friends who just took their time getting ready, thats when it annoys me.

Imaani — Tue, 3 Feb 2009 - 23:23

I am almost always on time, but I do seem to always be rushing to make it on time. This is something which I know I can easily resolve by just getting up 5 minutes earlier to get ready, so erm I really should do that.

I do think it is rude to keep people waiting so if I am actually late I do feel really bad about it. And although I can't really say it's happened often I do find it annoying and rude when I've been kept waiting. Being on time is seen as being about respect and simple courtesy, although when I'm running late it's not because I am being disrespectful but because I have just not managed my time well, it is nothing personal at all and the person/occasion is irrelevant.

I do think though that some people are just really bad at managing their time. I have a friend who is never on time. At first I found it rude and annoying, but after seeing myself that she is always late for everything, it is just something I have come to accept (and expect from her). And she never intends on being late but she's just never on time. I think possibly bad time-keeping can become a habit?

sbf (not verified) — Wed, 4 Feb 2009 - 00:18

Bad time keeping can be a habit. But Iv found that people who are laid back and dont worry too much are the ones that are late often. Their simple solution is just to call/text the person waiting telling them they are nearly there.

sbf (not verified) — Wed, 4 Feb 2009 - 14:28

[quote=The Lamp]
Laid back doesn't mean lazy.[/quote]

I didnt say laid back = lazy

I just meant they worry less.