No, You Are Not Running Late By Greg Savage

In the article "No, you are not 'running late,' you are rude and selfish," Greg Savage argues "the importance of showing up on time." He starts by asking "how did it get to be "OK" for people to be late for everything?" First of all, he already addresses that people are late for "everything," which might be an exaggeration to strengthen his argument. He then says that as far as he's concerned, it is not ok, which is just the opinion of one person. He does give an example saying that in recent years it seems that it's become acceptable for people to show up to events 10 to 20 minutes late. He gives a scenario in which a person enters a meeting, which starts at 9:00, at 9:20. He argues that this "selfish pratt" kept 10 people waiting for 20 minutes and that this is equivalent to 200 minutes or three hours wasted. While having people wait and having their time wasted supports his argument, it seems a

How much has that cost the business? Shall I send you an invoice?" he then exclaims, as if he's really trying to make the reader to whom this applies feel bad.

Savage then says that this doesn't only happen in business. He again asks a question that is similar to the first one about why people think it is okay to arive late. When he says "It's rude. It's inconsiderate. And it's selfish..." it sounds very agitated and emotional. He follows with two examples of lateness. In one example, he arrives on time for a dinner planned at 8:00. He talks about how he already got done with his second glass of wine when the two couples he is supposed to meet arrive at 8:45. This supports his argument because it really shows how rude it is to be late on a more personal level.

He then talks about how being late is just a matter of people not thinking others' time is as important as theirs. "You are rude. And inconsiderate." He uses "you" a lot but addresses different people with it Ii think to have more of an impact both on those who agree with him and those he is speaking