International time

The BBC World Service had an American Muslim comedian on the other day:

"When the Oklahoma City bombing happened, there was one reporter who said 'This bombing has Middle Eastern characteristics'. What's a Middle Eastern characteristic? Bellydance music in the background? The bombing was supposed to start at 3:30 but it started at 6? That's a Middle Eastern characteristic."

However, I've also heard this variously referred to as "Malaysian time", "Jamaican time", or in the broadest sense (LI meetings) as "international time". So maybe it's just Westerners who're all fussy about punctuality?

I really don't mind meetings starting late. It's when they finish late then we've got problems. I've done some of my best freehand drawings in meetings...