We have all heard the phrase "fashionably late" casually thrown around in conversation before, and I guess I am here to discuss the realistic aspect of this well-known euphemism. First and foremost, is being "fashionably late" really a thing? Last time I checked being late is not always, in fact it is rarely, perceived in a positive light. And that is not just me being a stickler for punctuality people, the proof is in the polls. Statistics have revealed that fifteen to twenty percent of the U.S. population is constantly running late. Consistently being late is not only extremely frustrating, studies show that it might reveal more about a notoriously late person's personality. Some characteristics like lack of self-control (especially with over eating and over drinking), procrastination, and even some qualities similar to ADD were found in consistently late people. That being said, some of these qualities combined in a late person's demeanor can make this "lateness" habit much harder to break. The bottom line is that being late is not a distinguished or attractive quality in a person, and other recent studies have shown that being late, specifically to work, is costing the U.S. economy a fortune. In 2006 Proudfoot Consulting did a survey that revealed that American CEO's are late to eight out of every ten meetings. It is estimated that this lateness and ultimate loss of productivity costs the U.S. economy an average of 90 billion dollars a day. I asked three of my friends how often they were late a week. One said they were never late, one said they were late at least twice a week, and the last friend I interviewed admitted that he was late every day. However, all three of my friends concluded that being late is just plain rude and annoying. What do you think?