This is perhaps relevant: https://www.communicaid.com/cross-cultural-training/blog/how-time-can-cause-conflict-when-working-internationally/ https://www.communi

This is perhaps relevant: https://www.communicaid.com/cross-cultural-training/blog/how-time-can-cause-conflict-when-working-internationally/ https://www.communicaid.com/cross-cultural-training/blog/how... (But yeah, if the accepted norm is "meeting starts at the time in calendar," coming late is rude. OTOH, it could be a message, too: "I think this meeting is a waste of time and this is my way of expressing it.")