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I lived in Roatan and there is a notion of “island time” you hear flying out of every lazy white mouth who is trying to sound hyper-local, but most people I met
by odammit 9y ago
I lived in Roatan and there is a notion of “island time” you hear flying out of every lazy white mouth who is trying to sound hyper-local, but most people I met that grew up there, that work there and make plans with friends there - they tend to be pretty respectfully on-time.
Nice stereotype though!
- ZenoArrow 9y ago> "Nice stereotype though!" If you don't like the example I gave, you can have another example, looking at Ikaria: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171116-the-greek-island-with-the-key-to-longevity http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171116-the-greek-island-wi... Quoting the article (note this was said by a Greek person, not an expat): "Retired doctor Christodoulos Xenakis has another theory about how Ikarians avoid unnecessary anxiety. We met briefly during my first hour on the island and we had agreed to meet again, though tracking him down wasn’t easy. “No-one really sets appointments here,” he shrugged when I greeted the 81 year old – who is considered a young man by Ikaria standards – a few days later in the village. Time is an important part of life on Ikaria, Xenakis explained, but not the way most people think. “It’s more like ‘see you in the morning, afternoon or evening’. We don’t stress.”"
- odammit 9y agoSounds like he always eats his food cold when he shows up at dinner parties.