That’s So Cliché, but I Forgive You! 9 Excuses for Showing Up Late that Made Japanese Women Laugh

8. Be so extreme that she can’t get mad: “Heroes always arrive late.”


“It was so stupid that he was trying to act cool when he was late, but I kind of liked it,” confessed a Japanese woman in her 20s. You could act cheeky, with an affected attitude. However, if you are going to have an affected attitude, you need to go all out. Otherwise, she might get really turned off.