The Story
In Doha, a foreign guest ran three meetings in one morning. Each finished exactly on the hour. In the third, the host began a story about his father's first office as they stood to leave. The guest checked the time and offered to continue by email. The story was not a courtesy. It was the reason he had been invited.

Cultural Principle
In the Gulf, the closing minutes of a meeting are often where the real material appears. What arrives late is frequently what was being tested.

Takeaway
Build the gap into the diary, not the meeting. A visible exit costs more than a missed appointment.

In stillness,
Taqua