If someone says "I'll be with you in five minutes", can I ever take it at face value?
2007-07-02 21:56:10 · 29 answers · asked by hello world 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Pretty much never.
2007-07-02 21:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by Maroon*Four 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well to me if i say to someone that i'll b with you in 5 min to me 5 minutes would mean really 5 mins coz i'm very very punctual and reach always on time everywhere.
But people are not very punctual and due to that i feel tht it would have been better if i was not punctual they really dont understand the importance that others are waiting for them.They feel that if they get late for 10 min or more there is no big deal in it and just dont bother.
As they say time is money.
I got this habit due to my dad and i follow it always but will people realise some day??
2007-07-02 22:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by nilesh s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would never wait an hour after someone told me 5 minutes! How utterly rude! 5 minutes means 15 at the most!
2016-05-17 06:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 5 minutes means 5 minutes
2007-07-02 22:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My five minutes actually means I will be there in 20.
2007-07-02 21:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by Riley 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 minutes and 30 seconds!
2007-07-02 21:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sυ$ιє 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 minutes is 30 minutes to me.
2007-07-02 21:58:33 · answer #7 · answered by Ms Medieval 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Five minutes means soon.
2007-07-02 21:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not in NY..A New York minute is like 10 seconds....So you would have about a minute
2007-07-02 22:26:07 · answer #9 · answered by Lefty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would be pretty much close to 5 mins but other family members can be so much longer so yes you could trust me if i said 5
2007-07-02 22:18:21 · answer #10 · answered by ausblue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really.No.i won't believe it until i see the person in front of me.everybody interprets the 5 minutes in different ways.
2007-07-02 22:01:04 · answer #11 · answered by aMUSEd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋