An hour or two? And trains are to be our transportation salvation? What do you do with your evening plans when you're two hours late getting back home? Who gets the kids fed and off to baseball practice?

Heck, I hate waiting on a PLANE that's 2 hours late once a month, let along a train that I'd use daily.

In NYC, you either get used to it, or you leave. I left.

A lot of people have to pick up their kids from daycare. These places usually have very hefty fines for being late.

New Yorkers are used it.

Even if you drive, you run the risk of major and unpredictable delays, because the traffic is so heavy. So there's a lot of tolerance built into scheduling. (Indeed, you are more likely to be on time if you take public transportation.) They're really just a lot more laid back about punctuality there. I kind of liked it, frankly.