On Thursday, I had a meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. I got there on time but to do so, I had to account for Dhaka traffic and allocated a travel time of an hour and a half. When I finally got there at exactly 11 a.m., I was made to wait 35 minutes, at which point the administrative assistant called the person I was meeting to tell him I was waiting, and the person showed up another 15 minutes later. This meeting has been in the books for a few days. The time for the meeting had been confirmed twice. Why would someone still be so reluctant to show up on time?
As wonderful as Bangladeshi people are, not showing up on time is the one aspect of their personality I just can't stand. You know what time it is; your watch or your cellphone tells you the freakin' time. You know what time you are supposed to be somewhere to meet someone; your notebook or your administrative assistant tells you that. So, when you know what time a meeting is and you know the time too, is it really that hard to just show up... on time?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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