Filipino Time Syndrome
@toxic_lifestyle (1213)
Philippines
10 responses
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
This is really a very bad habit of some Filipinos which should be corrected. These people don't realize that a minute of tardiness for one would be a minute wasted for another. People who don't value promptness are selfish. They're only thinking of themselves.
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@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
Hello Toxic, there was time were my mom would hate some of her friends to chose the time of their choice. from then on, she didn't want hanging out with them anymore because it's wasting precious of her time. I am use to my own time now but before i used to be early then late, because of the traffics.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
22 Oct 12
I think your mom and my husband would be good friends. 
He has recently made friends with some Filipinos from his work (he's a foreigner) and they all agreed to meet up here during their RnR. We were half an hour early and when nobody showed up 20 minutes after the agreed time, he wants to leave and go on with our sight-seeing. I already told him that they texted that they are already on their way but he won't hear of it. They could have left earlier if they really want to make it on time, but he was so offended and upset, for him it is a clearly disrespectful. I am with him though, I mean they can't expect anybody to have all the time at their disposal.
He has recently made friends with some Filipinos from his work (he's a foreigner) and they all agreed to meet up here during their RnR. We were half an hour early and when nobody showed up 20 minutes after the agreed time, he wants to leave and go on with our sight-seeing. I already told him that they texted that they are already on their way but he won't hear of it. They could have left earlier if they really want to make it on time, but he was so offended and upset, for him it is a clearly disrespectful. I am with him though, I mean they can't expect anybody to have all the time at their disposal.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
Well, don't blame everyone.
I am not a late comer or if ever I can't make it on time I will try my best to call or send a message why I am going to be a bit late.
But never I ever practice this kind of attitude.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
I'm one of those who are for killing " Filipino time" or it's okay to be late in the Philippines, it had roots during the Spanish time, that is to be too early or on time is showing too much eagerness or shameful especially in a feast, it's time to do away with that now, it would make you lose business or job opportunity, the manana habit has no more room in this age of global competitiveness 
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
Well, I remember being scolded for being late back in the days during my newbie times. but when we started having a family business, i can sleep when ever i wanted to. besides, it's my personal responsibility as well to guard the house and the business rentals at night as there's way too many crooks this "ber" season
@leateagee (3667)
• China
21 Oct 12
I cannot blame you but for me I will not generalize it. True, I will not deny that we have a bad habit: procastinating everything. Now that I am a grown up and have a stable work, time is gold and I value evry time available. I am as productive as I could be.
I also value the time that others have alloted for me, for meeting, appointments and just simple play time. I value my work so I value having a good record. It is called professionalism. 
@watchamacallitz (1171)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
when I was still a student, I used to be late most of the time. but like others, when you grow up and become more mature, you become punctual especially when you have started working and that has happened to me now.
i just dont know with others, who are always late.
@kenshin2143 (1880)
• Philippines
21 Oct 12
Well I think it cannot be helped at all because most of us are really tolerating such. Whether you deny it or not, there are really points in our life that we tend to be understanding to those people who are coming late until such time that it became part of their routines to be stubborn.
