Where I live (not along the Mediterranean) a dinner invitation for 8 means people starting to arrive at 9:45. An appointment with the dentist, half an hour awa

Where I live (not along the Mediterranean) a dinner invitation for 8 means people starting to arrive at 9:45. An appointment with the dentist, half an hour away, at 11 means leaving at 11:05. To say more is to be horribly politically incorrect.