Question: Are you Punctual?

                          Posted on July 2, 2018 By Lisa L.

Answer 1: This is a great cultural question. (1) Those traveling or doing business abroad should always try to find out the answer to this question. I’m punctual in my work life. But I’m not punctual in my personal life by American standards. We, American Brazilians, are always late by American standards: if the party is at 8, everyone shows up at 10 and everyone, including the host, is happy that we are on time. Cheers! :) 

Answer 2: It is good etiquette to be on time for an appointment. (2) It is also supposed good etiquette to arrive a little late for a party, which I have never ever understood. I tend to be early for everything. And I consider it impolite to be otherwise. ;-) 

 Answer 3: ABSOLUTELY! I believe that showing up late for a date, appointment, class, etc. is an insult to the person(s) you are meeting. It seems to say, “My time is more important than yours.” 

Answer 4: Not only am I “punctual”, I am always early for most events in my life. The secret is (and it really works!): I keep all the timers (except my computer) in my life 10 minutes fast! ;-} 

Answer 5: Yep — too much so. It really gets on my nerves. Even when I really try to be late, I am earlier. It is a terrible habit. OK, I AM late sometimes. The only time I am late is when I get lost, and then I am really late by an hour or so. But hey, we all have our mishaps, don’t we? :-O 

 Answer 6: When dating, I always made sure I was on time. Once I had a girlfriend who was always late for every date. If the date was at 9 and it was a 45 minute trip for her, then she would arrive at 9:45. I liked her a lot, but could not stand the bad punctuality. :-e 

 Answer 7: I hate to be late and always plan on being at least 10 minutes early. However, in the Washington area, (3) when a bridge or major highway shuts down, there may not be any way to get where you are going. (4) So I would have to say that I am always early, except when I can’t get there at all, in which case I will call as soon as I know I am going to be late. It doesn’t happen often, but I really hate it when it does. :-/ 

翻译:

你守时吗？

问题：你守时吗？

（丽萨·L于2018年7月2日发帖）

回答1: 这是一个有关文化的好问题。到国外旅行或做生意的人都应该找出这个问题的答案。我在工作上很守时；但是按照美国的标准，我在个人生活方面就不算守时。按照美国的标准，我们这些美籍巴西人总是迟到：如果聚会时间是8点，每个人都会10点到场，而包括主人在内的每个人都很高兴，因为我们挺准时。干杯！:) 

回答2: 准时赴约是一种礼节。参加派对时晚到一会儿也是公认的礼节，这一点我永远也弄不明白。每件事我都提前。不这样做我就认为失礼了。; -) 

回答3: 绝对守时！我认为约会，约见，或是上课等，迟到就是对你要见的人的侮辱。这似乎是说：我的时间比你的时间更重要。: -| 

回答4: 我不但“守时”，生活中大多数情况下，我都提前。秘诀（而且真的很管用！）就是把我生活中的所有计时器（电脑除外）都调快10分钟！; -} 

回答5: 是的，而且过于守时了。这很令我烦恼。即便我真想迟到，我还是会早到些。这是个很糟糕的习惯。不错，我有时确实也迟到。我唯一迟到的情况是迷了路，那样就真的会迟到一小时左右。不过，嘿，我们都会有小麻烦的，不是吗？: -O 

回答6: 约会的时候，我总是做到按时到达。我曾经有个每次约会总会迟到的女朋友。如果约会时间定在9点，她在路上要花45分钟，她会在9:45来到。我很喜欢她，但实在受不了她不守时的习惯。: -e 

回答7: 我讨厌迟到，总是计划着至少提前10分钟。但是在华盛顿这个地方，如果某座桥或某条主要高速公路关闭，你就可能没办法到达要去的地方。所以我得说我总是提前到，除非我根本就到不了。在这种情况下，一旦我知道会迟到，就会马上打电话告知对方。这种事不常发生，而一旦发生我就会很懊恼。: -/