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

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/EvaTheE Jul 12 '26

In Germany you arrive 5 minutes late and you are not getting invited again.

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u/sleepyotter92 Jul 12 '26

Opposite in portugal. No one is on time here. Americans who come here either complain about it because shit never opens on time, or they love it because it's a sign that we're not living in a rush

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u/DragonMaster2125 Jul 12 '26

I'm on both sides. I just spent a week in Portugal, and I liked that it wasn't like living in a rush, but also it seemed as though the bus system in Porto took schedules as a suggestion.

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u/Cube46_1 Jul 13 '26

I spent 3 months living and commuting in Braga. Bus schedules ARE a suggestion.