Perhaps I’m going about it all wrong…
One of my staff members used to work in London. She reports that at lunch, everyone would take several hours and frequently have a drink or two. One of her British co-workers was horrified in hearing that in American people pull out brown lunch bags at noon to eat at their desk. “But that’s not civilized!” he said. Then he said, “You know, we’ll just let you Americans run the world…” and then he laughed an evil laugh.
essprit said:
Jan 08, 09 at 7:40 pmYeah, it was that way when I lived & worked in France, too. People took actual lunch breaks. Of course, they worked later in the evening, too, so that’s different than what we… uh, wait.
kdghty said:
Jan 08, 09 at 8:42 pmOne of my husbands used to work in London and, yeah, they’ll drink at lunch…and on the train, and in the pub before supper, and at supper, and at the pub after supper…
Bendy said:
Jan 09, 09 at 9:14 amI’m have vague memories of being told that Newcastle Brown was brewed to have slightly lower alcohol content so that factory workers could have some on the lunch break before going back to operating heavy equipment. Also any pregnant ladies out there: remember to drink “Guinness for Strength”!
Had the Roanoke settlement persisted and the Plymouth settlement fail, it might all be different ’round here.
rufusb said:
Jan 09, 09 at 10:59 amWait! We’re NOT supposed to drink at lunch? Uh oh…
admin said:
Jan 09, 09 at 5:51 pmI always knew I liked Roanoke….