• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    28 days ago

    Yeah well we can’t all be French. I’m not saying it’s a good thing, but 30 minutes is standard even in Europe.

    • draco_aeneus@mander.xyz
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      28 days ago

      30 is common, but I wouldn’t say standard. An hour a day feels standard.

      In office work, you usually get it all in one chunk, whereas if you work physically demanding or shift-based work, you get 15 minutes coffee break, then at lunch 30 minutes, then another 15 minutes later. This is true at least for all the western European countries.

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      28 days ago

      They’re talking like “bring food from home” is not an option. Do French people not have home kitchens and Tupperware?

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      28 days ago

      All I want to add here is that I fell completeley in love with france over just two weeks working at a customer’s site there.

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      26 days ago

      I mean I can choose. It’s good to have a choice. One day I have left overs or salad so I take it to work and leave early. Other days I want to seat and eat proper food, with a fork and a knife, and I can. It’s a choice. It seems like you only have 30 minutes but if you eat in 15 you go back even faster. That’s not good for your physical or mental health