“I’M ON THE WAY”

The most likely scenario is that you’re still curled up in bed and nowhere near leaving your house. If you’re running by Bangkok time, five minutes late means half an hour and if you’re going to be more than 20 minutes, you’ve probably decided not to show up. Of course, you’ll blame it on the awful traffic and feel like your excuse is perfectly justifiable when there’s heavy rain. The worst part about all this is that Bangkokians are very much capable of being on time; look at what happens when the office clock chimes 5pm and everyone’s got one foot out the door.