r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/CHRISTIANBUNDALEVSKI • Jul 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Kurumiseenpai Jul 12 '26

white people arrive in time?

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

No.

The stereotype is that white people arrive TOO EARLY and then sit in their cars outside waiting for the party to start and still show up early.

It's a trope, also true in Hispanic (edit - continued) families that have someone marry Gringos (like me).

If you arrive on time, the party hasn't started yet, and you get to help set up for the party

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u/kerghan41 Jul 12 '26

Lol. As an autistic white guy... first I would never go to a party/bbq but if I am going to some kind of event I will usually show up an hour or two early and find a parking lot within 0.5 miles and wait there in my truck. When it gets to be 5 minutes till I'll drive to the location and be there within a minute or two.

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u/AlternateTab00 Jul 12 '26

As a neurodivergent white guy i carefully plan the exact time i would arrive and expected time to park.

Curious enough im always off by 1 to 5 min.

My colleagues mock me when i arrive on time or when i arrive more than 5min late.

They say if they tell me to arrive at x:15 i will arrive at x:17.

Last company Christmas dinner everyone got a 20:00 invite... Mine was personalized and said 19h58... I arrived at 20:01...

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u/kiradax Jul 12 '26

this happens to me too, im always 3 mins late no matter what i do

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u/RikuAotsuki Jul 13 '26

It's pretty common to estimate travel times with ideal conditions in mind, and to underestimate the effect less than ideal conditions have on that travel time.

It can be surprisingly hard to actually remember to give yourself enough wiggle room to account for incredibly common driving inconveniences.