590 日本では1分の遅れもダメ？

Hello everyone! I'm Reira from Bite Size Japanese. How are you? Today, I'm going to talk about how hard it is to protect Japanese time. I think you've heard about it before, but Japanese people protect their time a lot. For example, if the train comes at a perfect time, and you're late even for 1 or 2 minutes, there's an announcement coming in. In the station or train, there's an announcement coming in. For example, this train is only 2 minutes late. For the passengers, the announcement comes in. "Owabi" means "I'm sorry". "Owabi suru" means "I'm sorry". Well, anyway, Japanese people are strict about time, noisy about time, and care about time. Today, I'm going to talk about why I'm doing this. A while ago, a Dutch customer came to the hotel I was working at. But the customer didn't give me any time at all. It was really strange. Even though I made a promise of time, it didn't come at that time. The customer was really late, but I didn't apologize. When I was in Japan, I couldn't do anything. It was really strange. Let me talk about that. When I was working at the hotel, the Dutch customer called me and asked me if I could check in at 1 o'clock. That day, I finished cleaning the hotel room. It was 3 o'clock and I checked in between 5 o'clock. It was a little early, but I thought it was okay. The hotel I was working at is a little special. The hotel where the check-in place is and the hotel where the customer stays are different buildings. The hotel where the customer stays is one house. One house, one room. It's quite far from the check-in place, so the customer came to the check-in place. Then I met with the customer, and then I was going to guide the customer to the hotel. At 1 o'clock, I had a lot of other work to do, but when the customer came at 1 o'clock, I was going to meet with the customer and guide the customer. Then I came back and I was able to do other work properly. Then I was able to check-in at 1 o'clock. Then I asked the customer to come to the check-in place at 1 o'clock. Then I returned the mail. But he didn't come. After all, I came to the check-in place at 1.30 o'clock. And when I came to the check-in place, I didn't feel sorry at all. I felt like I came at 1 o'clock. But I was waiting for 30 minutes. If it was true, I was able to do a completely different job, but I waited for 30 minutes. I couldn't do any other work, and all the schedules were messed up after that. I was in a lot of trouble. Actually, I had another appointment at 1.30 o'clock. When the customer came to the check-in place at 1.30 o'clock, I couldn't guide the customer to the hotel. So I told the customer to come back after 20 minutes. Then the customer told me to come back after 20 minutes. After all, I came back after 30 minutes or 40 minutes. I came to the check-in place after 10 minutes or 20 minutes. What do you think? For example, if you are told to come to the check-in place at 1 o'clock, do you go at 1 o'clock? Or if it's between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock, do you think it's okay to go at any time? What do you think? If I was told to come to the check-in place at 1 o'clock, I think I would go at 12 o'clock and 55 minutes before 1 o'clock. But the customer didn't think that he was late 30 minutes or so. That was strange. If I was in Japan and I was late 30 minutes, I would apologize to the customer. I was really sorry. But I felt the difference in culture. I would like you to tell me how much time you spend in your country. If I was in Japan, I would apologize to the customer at 1 o'clock if I was late 30 minutes. If the customer knows that I was late 30 minutes, I would apologize to the customer at 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock. I would call the customer at 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock. Yes, that's right. The hotel that I work at comes from many countries. There were customers who didn't come at the right time. So I feel that Japan is a country that really protects time. When I was a student, I was taught to protect time. When I was in middle school and high school, there was a 5-minute movement. The movement was moving 5 minutes before 5 minutes. There was a 5-minute movement. For example, there were 10 minutes of rest between classes. But 5 minutes before the next class, I would go to the class room and prepare. I was always told by the teachers to be careful. Even now, it's the same with society. When there is a meeting or something scheduled, I am careful so that I can get to the place before 5 minutes. I was told at school that the "giri giri" government is out. The "giri giri" government is out. The "giri giri" government is out. So the "giri giri" government is out. I was told to act 5 minutes before 5 minutes. There was an interview with the person I wanted to work with at the company. It was an online interview. I had an interview with Google Meet online. But 5 minutes before the meeting, my partner didn't come. After 10 minutes, I stopped the online meeting. If my partner doesn't come, it will be waste of time. What do you do at that time? What do you do when your partner doesn't come even after 5 minutes? Do you wait? Or do you wait until your partner doesn't come? What do you do at that time? What do you do at that time? Japan is a country that protects time. The important thing is to prepare before the appointment. Everyone thinks about it. My partner works from 8 to 15 minutes. But the other teachers come to school around 7.30. Of course, they don't get the money. That's why Japanese people protect time. Of course, I don't think it's only Japan. My partner is an Englishman. He protects time more than I do. Japanese people can't say it after the meeting. That's the rule that everyone understands. I'm happy if you tell me what you think. Thank you for listening until the end. Everyone, thank you for your hard work. Bye bye! 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