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“Asian” Time:
Why the hell are Asian people always late?

Dear Friends,

So I
know I have a lot of non-Asian readers out there, and I know I write
about Asian things a lot because that’s what I know. For you people
without experience with Asians, take this as a learning experience.

For people who are around Asian people a lot… take this as a rant.

With Love,
Kim
[www.madpimp.com]

“Asian Time” etymology explored

Alright, so I’ve heard it said in so many different ways, “Asian
Time” , “Korean Time, “Filipino Time”… and it all refers to the same
thing…

General Definition:
Asian Time : The state of being perpetually late in a manner that is past what is considered “fashionably” late.

Origin:
I like to call it Asian time because
sometimes it seems as if they would be on time [or, gasp, REALLY
EARLY], if their clock was actually set in the standard time in Asia.

Ways to deal with people in “Asian Time”

Some people I know are stuck in Asia more than others. For
example, if I make reservations for something at 9pm, certain people
get told to meet at 8pm and are told the truth about the reservation
time, while others are told to meet at 7pm and that the reservation
time is at 8.

Though occasionally this can cause confusion, in the long run, it
truly helps get everybody in the same place at the same time [if you
happen to know the habitually late].

“Probing” Questions

Do you know anyone who’s stuck in Asian time?

What other euphemisms do you use for people who are perpetually late?

eklipse126 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:07 am

you’re never late, until you show up.

MataHari286 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:09 am

It’s known around my parts as CPT, Colored Peoples’ Time.

xtenstarsonsticksx said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:11 am

Ha, my mother.
Whenever she is getting ready and asks what time it is, I give her a time closer to the date she needs to be in the certain place so she hurrys up [for once].

DanceMiaDance said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:11 am

asian time sounds a lot like my dad’s watch…

Starry_Eyed_82 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:11 am

Black people are always late, too. Trust me. You see, I can say this because my best friend is black and she is the one who exposed this truth to me.

vampuke said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:12 am

You don’t know the meaning of lateness till you go to a chinese wedding

KimChiBung said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:17 am

my African-American friends corrected me.. it’s “c.p.t.” what the hell is CPT? “Colored People Time” apparently they late too

airina05 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:28 am

i don’t know anyone who’s consistently late….
but i totally understand what you’re talking about

yewj said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:28 am

i guess we just like to be fashionably late hahaha.

prodigyvioana said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:41 am

yo. what’s with all these asian posts? ^^i really don’t see this kind of thing; it’s more the individuals themselves who aren’t punctual. and it seems like a certain group is like that cuz of who you hang around with.

a_different_perspective said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:47 am

haha…asian time to some people are inevitable…they just cant help it but be late and to them, it seems like they are right on time~
Like your webpage!

gizmoduk said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:02 am

yeah…i hear CPT (colored people time alot)…but it just so happens that the asians are always showing up after the CPT crowd…now indians on the other hand…ALWAYS LATE…loljp

aznchickie said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:03 am

asian ppl are ALWAYS late it’s a given. we know for a fact that when we say we’re leaving at 11 we’re actually leaving at 12. and etc… hahahahah it’s so sad. i try not to so i always get ready WAYYYYY too ahead of time so i can sit, wait, make other ppl feel bad that i’m already ready and so that maybe we’ll leave before 11:30 instead of 12… hahahahaha – but i’m DEFINITELY guilty of asian time sometimes

nuedy said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:03 am

all asians i know (mostly hmong) are famous for running late…minimum time being 2 HOURS later. 

pureeyes19 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:05 am

as i am sure 100 people will tell you it is cp time and if you tell me what the chem o is i promise i will post and or rant about it

pureeyes19 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:08 am

 p.s. your hott just thought i would let you know incase you forgot

franksabunch said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:11 am

Here we call it “HAWAIIAN TIME!”  Oh, and like my man above me I think “your hott” also. Gah!  Bad English!

ch50 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:12 am

in case you didn’t know all cultures are late at some point.

vanessaO_o said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:18 am

my boyfriend has an aisan clock. whatever length of time he says it’ll take him to do whatever; multiply it by 3. which sucks because i’m usually on time or early, so i’m always waiting…waiting…waiting…

glorycato said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:22 am

My family = Asian = always on time.
Husband’s family = White = ALWAYS late. ALWAYS!
So I guess it’s just who you know.

CaKaLusa said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:24 am

i’m never late. I’m earlier than the time we leave. ;-)

Trinity86 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 11:32 am

i’ve never heard of anything time but i do give a certain friend a few hours extra so that she would arrive on time

Stone_the_clergy said,

February 7, 2006 @ 12:07 pm

I wish I was asian….. [sigh]

gizmoduk said,

February 7, 2006 @ 12:30 pm

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radjbo said,

February 7, 2006 @ 1:01 pm

i am usually, if not always, puntual.  i cannot stand ppl who are in asian time! 

ice1cube said,

February 7, 2006 @ 1:34 pm

HAHAHAHA omg i HATE THIS
i have a friend, christopher kwon
he is NEVER on time to ANYTHING EVER….perpetually 2 hours late at best even to important events

Zot22 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 1:49 pm

circle k time. how sad.

algaliarept said,

February 7, 2006 @ 1:53 pm

I’m always punctual, but being half-korean, I can chime in here on the asian time thing….we always referred to it as korean time. LOL

aydongbeeleef said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:15 pm

yep.. my friends n i do the same thing.. tell the certain people.. certain to be late!boooo….that reservations are 1… 2… hours earlier than they are. it truely does work.btw, filipino time is a set 45 minutes, though it may increase if 2 or more filipinos ride together.

Onigiriman said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:26 pm

I’m usually on time, but exhausted, because I always run to be on time because I’m ALWAYS running late. :-(

mAnGLeDmiSTlEtoE said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:34 pm

I am fashionablly late to the bus stop. Everything else – either right on time, really early, or slightly late.

mAnGLeDmiSTlEtoE said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:35 pm

Oh yes….my chem teacher calls a friend “time zone” because of her lateness and how she never pays attention…does that count?

mybelle21 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:45 pm

what ivy said.

Jarris said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:51 pm

i’ve got a way to fix it……set up to go at least an hour in advance…and you’re set….

kyleeuin said,

February 7, 2006 @ 2:58 pm

I have to be 15mins early to everything. Parties are the only time I am late. And I have never heard that term before. I do not hate people that are late. But I cant do business with late people. I can be social and friends with late people. But nothing involving money. Holla

Ssweet_dreemzZ said,

February 7, 2006 @ 3:02 pm

Haha, I’m not in Asian time, but I’m always late anyway. I always underestimate how long it’ll take me to get ready/get to my destination.

deux02 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 3:07 pm

asian time, guilty as charged
and i agree about those viet/chinese weddings… funk dat never on time

Metro said,

February 7, 2006 @ 3:19 pm

Instead of CPT, and en lieu of the events following Katrina, CPT is now known as FGT.Federal Gov’t Time.

Stone_the_clergy said,

February 7, 2006 @ 3:37 pm

Im the hottest thing on three legs.(Sexual Pun Intended)

gods_of_jelly said,

February 7, 2006 @ 4:36 pm

When I’m in a rush, my mother all of a sudden finds millions of things that she hasn’t done yet. And decides to do it then. Maybe Asians are easily distracted? Or do they just need to do some “work” before they leave the house… make sure they look presentable?I call it rubber band time… where you stretch it out and then rush your little asian butt around madly when it’s near time to go.

ibizajb said,

February 7, 2006 @ 5:42 pm

yea i like to tell people an event starts at (I.E) 7PM when it actually starts at 8.

aradne said,

February 7, 2006 @ 6:14 pm

My mother and brother are always told half an hour earlier than what the true time is.In most S. American countries, it’s entirely normal to be 45 minutes late. :)

JoyCaDEeZy said,

February 7, 2006 @ 6:39 pm

I believe that for social gatherings people usually arrive late because they lack the social skills necessary to have a good time without a crowd. Or people want to seem as if they had better things to do before, or that they are mr./ms. popular and have prior obligations that made them late. Obviously people sometimes have valid reasons for being late, but when it comes to a professional setting, there is no excuse. I personally think that being late is irresponsible. It shows that an individual is unprepared.

activeAmygdala said,

February 7, 2006 @ 6:42 pm

CPT
Colored People Time
asians arent the only ones who seem to have difficulty meet at the designated time
although, i’m sure it would be pointless for me to point out that it really depends on the individual

aydongbeeleef said,

February 7, 2006 @ 7:13 pm

ryc: a lot of those r part of big music festivals. raves do rock, well.. rave.. counting those.. like 20 more. =P

xSaDaFx said,

February 7, 2006 @ 7:32 pm

South-Asians are always late. DST yo, Desi Standard Time.

lumpiablog said,

February 7, 2006 @ 8:41 pm

i’m on asian time. but i’m excused because i’m in asia.

animated_wonsoongee said,

February 7, 2006 @ 8:46 pm

errr, becuase eastern is feminine?

whonose said,

February 7, 2006 @ 9:40 pm

Here in the UK we use BMT (black mans timing) since we joke that Black people are perpetually late. Funnily enough all the asians I know are incredibly punctual!

Kevin72 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 9:42 pm

I grew up with “Jewish Standard Time”, which means show up late for a party, so that you’re not the first person there. I’ve heard Blacks talk about “Black standard time” as well. Me, I have a distinct inability to be late for anything, it’s almost like I’m preprogrammed or hypnotized by my spirit guides to do whatever it takes to be at the right place at the right time. This is even more true for appointments and plans made far, far in advance. The positive thing to this, besides being on time is that I also am somewhat psychic and never have problems with any kind of travelling, and I have been blessed with having been able to travel a lot.

wok said,

February 7, 2006 @ 9:52 pm

i couldN’T image this world with out Asian’s they are great.

dhdh49 said,

February 7, 2006 @ 10:05 pm

i agree with darrell.haha, levina’s late often?

MMbyB said,

February 8, 2006 @ 2:43 am

my friend is allways late by at least an hour… my dad calls it female time…

zemoxmomz said,

February 8, 2006 @ 3:14 am

Randoms props for being on Featured Content

lokei81 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 4:35 am

I am usually early for most of my appointments…but when I am meeting up with friends who run on asian time, I adjust so that I don’t have to wait that long for them.

dudeimsandy said,

February 8, 2006 @ 5:50 am

i try not to express asian time haha.myfriends alldo and theyre not even asian

BBBeE01 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 6:14 am

i sometimes think about arriving late… cuz i know some ppl will be late. oh wait, do other ppl get there late cuz they think i’ll be late ? :-P

frshsqzedoj said,

February 8, 2006 @ 7:11 am

hahhaa, Levina

HuangDave said,

February 8, 2006 @ 7:53 am

It’s odd that the Asian business culture is supposed to be extremely punctual too.

Po0piE said,

February 8, 2006 @ 8:21 am

Yeah, asian people start leaving where they are at the time they’re supposed to BE there.

pu_shi said,

February 8, 2006 @ 9:15 am

I don’t know about others, but Japanese are rarely ever even one second late.  Oh, I’m still waiting to here what you think about my idea for my Xanga.  I think it would be funny.  Well?

aSiaNaBerCroMbiE said,

February 8, 2006 @ 9:16 am

lol i never heard of that before….lol….but as afar as me being asian…i am never late for work…hehe….but everyone is different and i guess people have different experiences with them…heh

JonnyNgo said,

February 8, 2006 @ 9:46 am

isn’t it sad that when you plan anything.. you always have to consider asian time? haha. that’s when you start lying to your friends… be there at 6 when you really mean 8… and the one or two people who actually show up at 6 end up waiting hours for everyone else to come. haha. =) hope all is well!

islandboy888 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 10:07 am

props Kim, i hate late!

thathrilainmanila said,

February 8, 2006 @ 10:30 am

yay, you mentioned filipino time.
i really don’t know, kim, because whenever this topic comes up, my asian friends will agree, and then my african american and carribean bredren will say that they’re even later, and the latinos say no no, they’re the latest of them all, then the blasted indians, not to be outdone, say they’re so late they actually accomodate such lateness by announcing events that start at 4am. the day before.
only the white folk are left out of this dilemma. i think. ..or wait, maybe it’s because we don’t care if they show up or not. =P

lilsheels248 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 10:42 am

ist = indian standard time.

dysfunctionalkid101 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 12:27 pm

who the fuck cares as long as the work gets done..oh yeah Asians like to eat their cats and dogs

TerminallyConfused said,

February 8, 2006 @ 1:22 pm

Don’t forget JST; Jewish Standard Time.

e_rika said,

February 8, 2006 @ 2:04 pm

i don’t know any people on asian time, but my boyfriend give the excuse of being on n**** time when he’s late.
don’t fret. he’s black. he’s allowed. i’m just not.

point_ofview said,

February 8, 2006 @ 2:23 pm

asian time.that’s going to change the world.

ken517 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 3:24 pm

Yea…hmong peeps..always be running late..i guess its normal for asians..

Weezcake said,

February 8, 2006 @ 5:11 pm

My family = Always way too earlyDoesn’t apply to my family I guess. Applies to a lot of filipino people, from my experience. :P

canzone_damore said,

February 8, 2006 @ 5:48 pm

my south american friends are always late… we have “gringo time” and “south american time.”  we usually tell our friends to show up about 1/2 hour before they need to, and they will generally be on time then.

eKaBOo08 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 6:29 pm

sigh, i may not be asian, but i sure am late.. all the damn time.

sexy_christina03 said,

February 8, 2006 @ 8:42 pm

I must have some Asian in my family tree

Foolish_Reverie said,

February 9, 2006 @ 1:48 am

good ole asian time . . . asian people can be late to a party next door . . . it just happens haha

ladee_2_C said,

February 9, 2006 @ 2:22 am

Hay Gurl!!! propz =D

kevz said,

February 9, 2006 @ 4:23 am

never haerd of this time theory.but i call my ppl “team delay”

donnies_gurl said,

February 9, 2006 @ 5:22 am

i work with perpetually late brazillians and danes….so in brazillian time, 5 minutes = 20 minutes, in danish time, 10 minutes = 1 hour! 

xclamation_love said,

February 9, 2006 @ 6:05 am

oh fuck.
i hate only the fact that its true.
im always late.

xclamation_love said,

February 9, 2006 @ 6:06 am

butt are you asian?

DoZeRHeidi said,

February 9, 2006 @ 6:18 am

I call people who are always late….. always late….

Sw69T_KM said,

February 9, 2006 @ 7:01 am

my mom was 2 1/2 hrs late to her own wedding reception. and the place wouldnt let us serve us food till she arrived. my friend’s date got nauseus over having 1 beer on an empty stomach. lol. so lemme tell u, filipino clocks are behind about 3hrs.
i finally learned how to be punctual a year ago.

darlingMINAH said,

February 9, 2006 @ 8:13 am

haha, my friends do that to me all the time cuz im always (at least) an hour late !!

NYCJOYCE said,

February 9, 2006 @ 8:36 am

Obviously you’re not aware of SOON COME…still waiting for half my family to show up for Thanksgiving:-D

give_me_fuel_85 said,

February 9, 2006 @ 9:05 am

In South Africa, i’ts known as “African time” – I’m not sure ’bout the rest of Africa… Prolly the same

RAWRx33 said,

February 9, 2006 @ 9:36 am

It’s the same with Welsh people. They’re usually about half an hour late…that sucks…

XxMaShImArOrOxX said,

February 9, 2006 @ 10:25 am

random props.

Creed_of_Kings said,

February 9, 2006 @ 11:47 am

I’ve never noticed that Asians are always late.

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February 9, 2006 @ 7:12 pm

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miniminx33 said,

February 10, 2006 @ 12:39 am

hahaha….funny how my friends and i were talking about this last night, and we came to the conclusion that its not asian time (since we were talking about Filipino time) but its Spanish time…i dont know something about what we learnt back in highschool..great stuff though i shall subscribe :-) Take it easy!
x0x0xEli

BoLLyWoOdschizo909 said,

February 11, 2006 @ 8:35 am

i dont know if you know this, but with indians, there is something called IST.Indian Standard Time.It is basically when there is a function run by indians, or if you are meeting one , whatever time they say it starts, add about an hour and a half. not me though. i’m early for everything.

jobeboje said,

February 11, 2006 @ 5:48 pm

doubt you will read this since its late but I find your xanga pretty interested and the whole asian time or whatever any race wants to call it actually comes from the term colored time meaning everyone of color is lazy basically. thats it

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