There's definitely a dominance element here in Mexico, too. My Mexican friend traveled a lot here for work to meet with various executives. These executives wo

There's definitely a dominance element here in Mexico, too. My Mexican friend traveled a lot here for work to meet with various executives. These executives would be the ones who set the time. She'd drive four hours and arrive at their office for a 8am 1-on-1 meeting and be directed to a sofa outside their room. She told me often 30+ minutes would pass and the guy would be in there twiddling on his smartphone, she could see him right through the blinds. It was like some proof of time-burn to remind you that they had the power.