Rubber time

My almost perfect timing has always been a problem for me. Whenever there's an appointment, I am always on time. In fact I make it a point to be early. I then hang around before finally showing up at the appointed place about five to. Very very rarely I am late. So, what is the problem? The problem is other people are always late. Most of the time, I will be the first one to arrive. The rest will come, almost inevitably, later than the appointed time. Sometimes more than half an hour late, or even much later. Many a times, even the one who organised the meeting is late. I don't understand it but that's the culture. Being late means nothing to most people. Its a normal thing to do. For people like me, it really is a problem because I am wasting my time, waiting, waiting and waiting.