As a rule, I aim to show up 10 minutes early to anything except family gatherings. My family is late to everything, so I just add an hour to agreed upon meeting times for them.
I also hate when people are late though. It's a personal pet peeve; I consider it incredibly rude to make people wait.
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I also hate when people are late though. It's a personal pet peeve; I consider it incredibly rude to make people wait.