At the bakery, a taxi driver shouts from his car, are the cakes ready?

No.

At what time?

At 1 o´clock

Ha, it´s only 2:30

Nobody grumbles, everybody laughs. Yes, this is Ecuador, and on sunny days I love it.

But don´t come with this play when you´re stressed out. Trying to make things happen in your way.

Ecuador has its own, unexplainable rules that you only learn with patience, millions of mistakes and more falling on your knees.

Never try to change this, please.

Time has another dimension here.