In India, generally everyone has a habit of arriving late. There is a nuance and a notion and something called Indian Standard Time that is considered to be a stretched time from the time that is given. However, I strictly don’t follow this practice. I like to stick to the time that is being given. But it has been seen on various instances that people even try to make it on time. In India, because of the traffic, because of certain circumstances that are on roads, they are not able to make it on time. In India, because population is a big challenge, you have a number of cars coming on road and create a huge mess, chaos on roads due to which people become late. I think if such things are controlled, people are using public traffic, there are less number of cars on road and if the government takes some initiative, we can go ahead and stick with this practice of being on time and have a disciplined life.
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In India, generally everyone has a habit of arriving late. There is a nuance and a notion called Indian Standard Time, which is considered to be a stretched time from the time that is given. However, I strictly don't follow this practice. I like to stick to the time that is given. It has been seen on various instances that people try to make it on time. In India, because of the traffic and certain circumstances on the roads, they are not able to make it on time. The population is a big challenge; there are a number of cars on the road that create a huge mess and chaos, causing people to be late. I think if such issues are controlled, if people use public transport, and if there are fewer cars on the road, and the government takes some initiative, we can go ahead and stick to the practice of being on time and have a more disciplined life.
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