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15 Things Chronically Late People Will Understand

"I'm...sorry?"

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15 Things Chronically Late People Will Understand
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In a fast-paced, rat race world, it's hard to be the friend that is chronically late. Like any bad habit, how do you break it? Whether you lost track of time, over slept, or if you're late because of who you are as a person, you know how it feels being late, late, late. The judgmental looks from your co-workers or classmates, the complaints from friends when you miss the meet time for dinner, or road rage from getting stuck in traffic going anywhere, you realize you have no time for things to go wrong.

Hey, someone's got to be the late one, right?

1. Your friends tell you an event starts 30 minutes before it actually does. On purpose.

If something starts at 4:00, chances are everyone has told you it starts at 3:30 to make sure you get there.

2. You have multiple alarms set in order to make it anywhere on time.

Naps, classes, work, everything receives at least 5 alarms. And chances are you're still going to miss them.

3. It's hard to go out with a group because you're never ready when they are.

"We're here! Are you ready?"

4. You have no perception of time.

What is time? I have time, right? I can clean, and then get ready. I can do this. No I can't.

5. "I'm on my way!" is your greatest lie.

I'm still in bed, I'm definitely not on my way.

6. No one believes your excuses for being late, even if they're true.

"No, there really was a traffic jam. I swear."

7. You've calculated the exact time you have to get up in order to make it to class before attendance.

8:49- Oh, better be going. 8:52- SHIT.

8. Leaving the house with wet hair happens almost every day.

It's a habit.

9. People always ask why you're late.

*crickets chirp*

10. People can tell that you drove because of how late your group is.

I'm sorry. We're late because of who I am as a person.

11. You look up the hours for every store and restaurant and know the exact time it takes to get there.

Okay, it closes at 1:00, it's 10:45 now. We can do this.

12. You've stopped checking the time. Late is late.

Throw out the clock.

13. Your five minutes is not equivalent to everyone else's five minutes.

It's more like 10-15.

14. People constantly remind you of the date and time for extremely important events.

Yes, I know the wedding is on the 10th at 2:00. I promise I will try to get there.

15. If you ever make it on time it's a major ordeal.

WOO HOO! YOU DID IT!

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