Alerts and their absence

For "paisas", saving your face is very important. This can be very frustrating for (Western) foreigners. If a paisa has committed to show up on a specific time and gets hindered, the person won't call you to alert you that they can't come. The shame is unbearable. Instead, they will make themselves unreachable until the event or meeting has passed by completely. One way for the foreigner to handle this, is to call the person the same day as the meeting to confirm that they reallly can make it. This way valuable hours and frustration - and faces - can be saved.