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

9. Leave her speechless with your deep soul-searching: “I’m a bit lost in life.”


This is a tactic to tell your date that you are having a hard time as soon as you meet up. “I started to get worried. I didn’t care anymore that he was late,” stated a Japanese teen. You should link your conversation to big issues, such as, “I started thinking about the future of our planet and I wondered how I should live my life.”