Is there a rule of thumb that Dominicans use to know when to arrive at activities so as to minimize the time spent waiting? Been thinking about this since attending the wedding of a friend last night.
When the bride-to-be delivered our invitation, Barbara, noting that the wedding was scheduled for 7 pm, jokingly asked if this was American or Domican time. Our friend, in seriousness, suggested we arrive at the church about 7:30 so as not to be the first there. Well, old habits die hard, so we got there about 7pm, "just to be sure". We weren't the first to arrive, but close to it.
About 7:15 the doors of the church were opened, and people started straggling in. Shortly thereafter a doctor from Puerto Plata sat next to us and said she thought from the looks of the number present that it probably would be about 8pm.
By 8 there were quite a few in the church and we were hoping the wedding would start, but no luck. People continued to come in. The wedding started at 8:30, and by then the church was full, plus there was a large group of area residents gathered in the street and peering through the door. They weren't invited, but this was apparently the best show in town at that moment.
But the question that I am hoping Pib or others can answer is how to time the arrival to an acitivity that is scheduled to start at a particular time.
When the bride-to-be delivered our invitation, Barbara, noting that the wedding was scheduled for 7 pm, jokingly asked if this was American or Domican time. Our friend, in seriousness, suggested we arrive at the church about 7:30 so as not to be the first there. Well, old habits die hard, so we got there about 7pm, "just to be sure". We weren't the first to arrive, but close to it.
About 7:15 the doors of the church were opened, and people started straggling in. Shortly thereafter a doctor from Puerto Plata sat next to us and said she thought from the looks of the number present that it probably would be about 8pm.
By 8 there were quite a few in the church and we were hoping the wedding would start, but no luck. People continued to come in. The wedding started at 8:30, and by then the church was full, plus there was a large group of area residents gathered in the street and peering through the door. They weren't invited, but this was apparently the best show in town at that moment.
But the question that I am hoping Pib or others can answer is how to time the arrival to an acitivity that is scheduled to start at a particular time.