Filipino time

Noun

Philippines derogatory slang sometimes uncountable

(Philippines, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Filipinos, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Japanese Meaning

フィリピン人に対し、時間や予定に対する厳密さが欠如しているという特徴を、揶揄的または冗談交じりに表現する用語。 / 他者がフィリピン人に対して、またはフィリピン人自身が、自らのルーズな時間管理の傾向を示すために用いる表現。

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We waited an hour because he was operating on Filipino time.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼はフィリピン特有のゆったりした時間感覚で動いていたため、私たちは1時間待ちました。

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What is time? What is "Filipino" time? How can we manage "Filipino" time? Time is a succession of moments with a starting point and an ending point. Thus when we say that the working time is eight hours, it can mean that the work starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. This is the western concept of time. It is horizontal.

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