"Mike Pearce" > wrote in
news:vNqjd.3368$rG2.2913@lakeread05:

> Like I mentioned to Sheryl, I really enjoy cooking all the food myself.
> If my guests really want to help out they can show up on time, or close
> to it. I moved to New Orleans a couple of years ago. I don't know what
> it is about this place, but everyone shows up late for gatherings. A
> good day is when guests show up only a half hour late, more often they
> are an hour or more late. That's fine if it's just hanging out but it
> makes it hard to time a meal when you don't know when people are going
> to get there.Whenever I go to someone's for a get together I'm just
> about always the first one there, even if I purposely try to show up
> late.
>
> -Mike

It's the SOUTH, Mike. My parents' families are both from Mississippi, but
over the years have expanded to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, :and the
Carolinas. I, myself, only lived in the South for a couple of years, but
have spent a lot of time visiting there. IME, Southerners are very
relaxed, or should I say lax, about time. Perhaps a better description
would be "casual" when it comes to time. It was never unusual for people
to arrive a half hour, an hour, or more, late for some get-together. Many
don't even seem concerned about arriving late for an appointment. It's not
a criticism, just my observation of a way of life.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
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