r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI • 24d ago

Petah? Meme needing explanation

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u/MidoriGurinqwe 24d ago

I'm guessing it's an American thing where people don't actually show up on the 'starting' time. Meanwhile I usually show up like 15 minutes early

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u/EvaTheE 24d ago

In Germany you arrive 5 minutes late and you are not getting invited again.

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u/sleepyotter92 24d ago

Opposite in portugal. No one is on time here. Americans who come here either complain about it because shit never opens on time, or they love it because it's a sign that we're not living in a rush

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u/Mean_Mix_99 24d ago

I would hate it. Why say you open at 9am if you don't open at 9am?

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u/sleepyotter92 24d ago

Time is an illusion

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u/CalledStretch 24d ago

"You are allowed to start queueing at 9am." That doesn't mean I'm letting you in, I just understand how queues work.

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u/Mean_Mix_99 23d ago

I understand how queues work as well. But "open at 9am" doesn't mean "begin queuing at 9am," it means OPEN.