What It Means To Be Fashionably Late

Blogoratti December 12, 2008

Apparently "Fashionably late" is no longer in fashion. I mean in today's world lateness to just about every occasion is the in thing(or has been).

The other day I had scheduled a meeting for 2pm with a friend. Yes yes, she was female, and she turned up at least 15 minutes late with the usual "oh so sorry" statement. To say I was pissed was an understatement. But I let it go.

Later that day, I asked another female friend what was it that made people be late for every function imaginable -be it an interview,a date,a book launch,a party..whatever. She replied that "you know she's a lady,its what we do,we take time to look good and all".

Anyway I've been reading up on lateness on the internet, and here's what i came up with.

Tell tale signs of lateness.

Do any of the following sound familiar?

You're always rushing at the last minute, even though you've promised yourself countless times that you wouldn't let this happen again.
You've tried setting your watch several minutes ahead, but you're still late.
You may be punctual for work (barely) but you're usually at least 20 minutes late for meetings, appointments, class, church, theatre or other non-work situations.
You make excuses, such as: "There was traffic, or Something came up," or "I was going to call you but I didn't want to be even more late."
People become impatient or angry at your tardiness.
You believe that you are more motivated when in a time crunch, or that you move faster under pressure.