Well, there was once for perhaps several occasions where I had to wait for my date. So there was this once when I, I, the first initial stage when I was meeting my now husband, we used to go out on dates. So usually, you know, calls and arranges the date and confirms the time. It picks up the location and pretty much does everything. The only thing that, that, that needs to be done is to come, you know, to be punctual in the, for the day. So, uh, I would say I’m a, I’m a very punctual person. I value time and I don’t like to keep people waiting. Soing me. I arrived early at the restaurant and sat on a table and I was waiting for him. I think I waited almost 30 minutes, but I still couldn’t, you know, my, my date wasn’t there. My date was still, my husband was still not there. So I got really, really p***** off and really frustrated that he’s late, you know, for half an hour. And then eventually he did come, but I demanded an explanation and he said that was, uh, uh, he said that it was a huge traffic jam and his car just broke down, so he had to take time to settle everything before he come to meet me. And. Yeah, and he did call me back to inform me that he wasnna be late when I was still, you know, frustrated. So those are times where I feel like things didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to be. And uh, and I feel like even though it was just 30 minutes, I mean, I waited for bus longer than that. It’s just that you set really high expectations about somebody or you expect. You have this sor, you have certain expect.
Band 7+: Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for someone or something to arrive.
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Well, there was once, actually several occasions, where I had to wait a long time for my date. One instance that stands out was when I was first getting to know my now-husband. We used to go on dates, and usually, you know, we'd call each other, arrange the details, confirm the time, pick a location, and pretty much finalize everything. The only thing left to do was to show up on time. I consider myself a very punctual person. I value time and I don't like to keep people waiting. So, on this particular occasion, I arrived early at the restaurant, sat at our table, and waited for him. I think I waited almost 30 minutes, but my date still wasn't there. I was getting really frustrated that he was half an hour late. Eventually, he did arrive, but I demanded an explanation. He said there had been a huge traffic jam and his car had broken down, so he had to take some time to sort everything out before he could come meet me. He did call me back to let me know he was going to be late, even though I was already frustrated. Those are the times when I feel like things didn't turn out the way I wanted them to. And even though it was only 30 minutes, I've waited for buses longer than that. It's just that when you set high expectations for someone, or you expect a certain level of respect for your time, it can be really disappointing when those expectations aren't met.
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