4. One should be 'fashionably late' for social engagements.
Where I was brought up it's considered rude to show up on the dot. You plan to arrive 5 or 10 minutes 'late' to allow the hosts a little extra time for preparation.
Our friends were 'fasionably late' plus about 10 minutes. It only meant that I was already one drink ahead of them Their loss. ;-)
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