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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2941287, member: 40017&quot;]Yes the term often used in South America is &quot;manana&quot; which in Spanish means &quot;tomorrow&quot; and generally actually means &quot;whenever&quot;. I am told &quot;manana pasada&quot;, which officially means &quot;the day after tomorrow&quot; is a euphemism for never!</p><p><br /></p><p>Many years ago I was in the Solomon Islands trying to get some work done on the airport at Honiara. I was struggling to get the local labour to commit to anything or turn up when required and after a few days the British High Commissioner out there took me to one side and said: &quot;You have to remember, the term manana conveys a sense of urgency seldom encountered in the Solomon Islands&quot;!</p><p>Needless to say, the project overran, but I can think of worse places to spend an extra few months![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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