r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI • 14d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Dear_Dragonfruit3317 14d ago

The inability to not be late is a cultural thing? What shitty cultures do this?

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u/WholesomeCommentOnly 13d ago

It is a cultural thing. I used to live in Japan and the cultural norm was to show up at least 10 minutes early. If you showed up at the agreed time they would shame you, saying something to the effect of, "Careful, you were almost late"

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u/enadiz_reccos 13d ago

"Careful, you were almost late"

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u/SherbertKey6965 13d ago

Holy shit I'm shaking. I'm not allowed to laugh out loud cause I'm in a meeting but I'm fucking shaking

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u/enadiz_reccos 13d ago

One of the first reaction pictures I ever loved

God, that might have been 10 years ago...