European colleagues casually book 7 AM meetings. American ones rarely set anything before 9. Bangladesh starts somewhere after 10. Is this culture or commute?
Over the last few years, I have been noticing that my counterparts in Europe are very willing to take up 7 AM meetings (schedules that they themselves suggest, not to avoid any clash). Something we in Bangladesh would find very strange (work here starts after 9, and usually gains pace after 10). Plus, I have rarely ever seen an American counterpart setting up a meeting before 9AM their time.
Is this a cultural thing?
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