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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find Americans so weird with the "unwritten rules" about things.  If your invitation says 8:00pm, I will show up at 8pm.  If you actually want me at 8:15, why wouldn't you just say that?  What a weird thing. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

Actually, as an American who has lived abroad, I can say that other people are weird about this too.  For an 8:00 invite, Germans show up at 7:50.  French show up at 8:50.  Italians show up at 9:50[/quote]

so funny![/quote]

Indians show up usually an hour late. It is called IST (Indian Standard Time).    Being 1/2 hour late means that you are actually early.  So, in a party where both Indians and Americans are expected - Americans are given the correct time and Indians are given an earlier time.

- Indian.
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[b]And I had black friends in college who called it CST - colored people time.[/b] So, I guess everyone has some version! If you go to an Indian party at the time requested, you will most certainly be the first one there, and the host will not be expecting you at that time.  [/quote]
Yep.  I mentioned that ([b]CPT[/b]) in an earlier comment. [/quote]

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