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On The Way We often hear the sentence “I’m on my way” while we are about to meet someone. What does it really mean to you? It is you are really on your way or you just about to get out from your house. After an incident of mine, I realized that the meaning of “on the way” could be different for everyone. Here goes a story. My friend and I haven’t been in contact with each other for quite a long time since we finished the school. So, we decided to meet up at Tutti Frutti and share our stories. We promised to be there around 4.30 pm. Since Tutti Frutti is only like a few kilometers away from my house, it would not be a big problem if I come a bit late. Moreover, I bet she would not be there sharp at 4.30. I know her really well. A few minutes past 4.30 then only I drove myself to Tutti Fruitti. As I thought, she still has not come yet. To wait about 5, 10 minutes or even 15 minutes would not be a problem. My friends do wait for me when I’m late so why not I do the same thing for her. 30 minutes past, I didn’t want to sit alone doing nothing in Tutti Frutti so I texted her and asked where is she right now. She replied that she was on her way and will be here in a few minutes. For a few more minutes, it might be okay. 15 minutes past, she still has not arrived yet, so I texted her the same thing and she replied me also the same thing. I can’t stand her so I called her and said I know that she is on her way but could she be more precise so that I can rather the time when will she be in Tutti Frutti in order that I don’t look like a crazy person here. However, what she replied was “okay, okay I just started my car”. Okay, my patience has gone! Its not like 10 minutes to reach Tutti Frutti from her house. It takes almost 30 minutes. I disconnected the line and got out from Tutti Frutti. The attendant must be frustrated because I wasn’t buy anything eventhough have been sitting there for almost an hour. For her, keep your stories. I could not wait for another 30 minutes. Well, from this incident I bet that what was “on the way” meant to her was she just get off from her bed or she just finished dress up. I hope everyone know the meaning of “on tha way” really well including me so as we don’t use the word like “okay, I’m on my way to school” eventhough we are still sound asleep in bed.

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On The Way

We often hear the sentence “I’m on my way” while we are about to meet someone. What does it really mean to you? Does it mean that  you are really on your way or you are just about to get out from your house. After an incident of mine, I realized that the meaning of “on the way” could be different for everyone. Here goes a story.

My friend and I haven’t been in contact with each other for quite a long time since we finished the school. So, we decided to meet up at Tutti Frutti and share our stories. We promised to be there around 4.30 pm. Since Tutti Frutti is only like a few kilometers away from my house, it would not be a big problem if I come a bit late. Moreover, I bet she would not be there sharp at 4.30. I know her really well.

A few minutes past 4.30 then only I drove myself to Tutti Fruitti. As I thought, she still has not come yet. To wait about 5, 10 minutes or even 15 minutes would not be a problem. My friends do wait for me when I’m late so I can I do the same thing for her.

30 minutes past, I didn’t want to sit alone doing nothing in Tutti Frutti so I texted her and asked where she was. She replied that she was on her way and will be here in a few minutes. For a few more minutes, it might be okay. 15 minutes past, she still has not arrived yet, so I texted her the same thing and she replied me also the same thing. I couldn’t stand the situation so I called her and said I knew that she is on her way but could she be more precise so that I can know the exact   time when she will be in Tutti Frutti in order that I don’t look like a crazy person here. However, what she replied was “okay, okay I just started my car”. Okay, my patience has gone! Its not like 10 minutes to reach Tutti Frutti from her house. It takes almost 30 minutes. I disconnected the line and got out from Tutti Frutti. The attendant must have been frustrated because I didn’t buy anything even though I have been sitting there for almost an hour. For her, keep your stories. I could not wait for another 30 minutes.

Well, from this incident I bet that what WAS “on the way” meant to her was THAT she just get off from her bed or she just finished dress up. I hope everyone knowS the meaning of “on the way” really well including me so as we don’t use the word like “okay, I’m on my way to school” even though we are still sound asleep in bed.

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On The Way

We often hear the sentence “I’m on my way” when we are about to meet someone. What does it really mean to you? It is are you really on your way or are you just about to leave your house. After an incident of mine, I realized that the meaning of “on the way” could be different for everyone. Here goes a story.

My friend and I haven’t been in contact with each other for quite a long time since we finished school. So, we decided to meet up at Tutti Frutti and share our stories. We promised to be there around 4.30 pm. Since Tutti Frutti is only like a few kilometers away from my house, it would not be a big problem if I came a bit late. Moreover, I bet she would not be there sharp at 4.30. I know her really well.

A few minutes past 4.30 I drove myself to Tutti Fruitti. As I thought, she still had not come yet. To wait about 5, 10 minutes or even 15 minutes would not be a problem. My friends do wait for me when I’m late so why not I do the same thing for her.

Thirty minutes passed, I didn’t want to sit alone doing nothing in Tutti Frutti so I texted her and asked where is she right now. She replied that she was on her way and would be here in a few minutes. For a few more minutes, it might be okay. 15 minutes past, she still has not arrived, so I texted her the same thing and she replied to me the same thing. I couldn't stand her so I called her and said I know that you are on your way but could she be more precise so that I would know the time when she would be at Tutti Frutti so that I wouldn't look like a crazy person here. However, what she replied was “okay, okay I just started my car”. Okay, my patience was gone! Its not like 10 minutes to reach Tutti Frutti from her house. It takes almost 30 minutes. I disconnected the line and left Tutti Frutti. The attendant must have been frustrated because I wasn’t buy anything even though I had been sitting there for almost an hour. For her, keep your stories. I could not wait for another 30 minutes.

Well, from this incident I bet that what was “on the way” meant to her was she just got out of her bed or she had just finished dressing. I hope everyone knows the meaning of “on the way” really well including me so as we don’t use the word like “okay, I’m on my way to school” even though we are still sound asleep in bed.

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Dear Munira, You're absolutely right for leaving, because it is a common courtesy to use the phrase "I'm on my way" when the person using it is outside of their house already. In addition, it's best to give the person a very "close to accurate" estimate of how long it will take them to arrive. This courtesy includes friends. Have a great day! T.K.
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Dear Munira, people are different and how they take notions like time, money, friendship is different as well. For me friendship is great patience and tolerance to people I like. I always keep a book in such cases to keep myself entertaining :))) when the person at last arrives, I just say "Hey, it was a long way to meet me! What has happened? I have been worried about you! I love you and trust you, but you know, it is not in my convenience to wait for more than an hour." I wish you to be respected and patient. :)))))

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