I was at a friend’s house in the city recently. A teenager in attendance, learning I was from Vashon, asked, with a teenager look on her face, “What is there to do out there?”
“Island Time: A phrase used to describe an approach to time that happens on islands, as expressed by the slow speed, long duration and delayed punctuality of Island events or Islanders.” (Source: Kevin Joyce.)
I’ve had this experience many times: I’m in the city, I say I have to leave to catch my boat, they ask where I live, I say Vashon … and their eyebrows raise and their head tilts back slightly, as if to say, “Ah, that explains everything; now I understand…”
