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Palauan time

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Palauan time

Noun

derogatory slang sometimes uncountable

(slang, sometimes derogatory) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Palauans, 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

（スラングで、時に軽蔑的）パラオ人に対して使われる、また自己に対して冗談交じりに用いられる「パラオ的時間観」を指す表現。これは、時間に対する規律が緩く、予定を守らず、しばしば遅刻するという属性を揶揄する意味合いが含まれる。

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When people blame Palauan time for someone's lateness, they're using a stereotype that unfairly blames an entire culture.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

人が誰かの遅刻をパラオ人のゆったりした時間感覚のせいにするとき、それは文化全体を不当に責める固定観念を使っていることになる。

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

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