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In my experience, being on time isn't viewed as rude, but it is viewed as a nuisance, reflecting poorly on other people. I had a Chinese tutor who got pretty u
by thaumasiotes 1y ago
In my experience, being on time isn't viewed as rude, but it is viewed as a nuisance, reflecting poorly on other people.
I had a Chinese tutor who got pretty upset that I would show up to lessons before she got there. Her first approach was to assure me that it was ok if I showed up later. Eventually she responded by showing up very, very early.
In a different case, I had an appointment to meet a friend, and she texted me beforehand to ask whether I'd left home yet. Since the appointment was quite some distance from my home, and I couldn't predict the travel time, I had already arrived, but upon learning that my friend dropped everything to show up early... and asked me why I was so early. I don't see a problem with waiting for a scheduled appointment if I show up early! But apparently other people do?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y agoPresumably the tutor was being paid. If you arrive late, you are cheating yourself of your full time slot. Unless the tutor operated on a model of, “45 minutes starting whenever we are both here”.
- thaumasiotes 1y ago> Unless the tutor operated on a model of, “45 minutes starting whenever we are both here”. I would be unsurprised if that's how she thought about it, but it didn't really come up. My sense was that, since she was the service provider and I was the customer, she felt that it was inappropriate for me to be waiting for her.