Fast food
The concept of “fast food” is very important in English-speaking countries
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one major reason: the working day starts at around the same time
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in European countries, but finishes
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earlier, typically at about five o'clock in
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evening when the offices, banks and many of the shops begin to close. As a result, there's not much time for lunch,
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many people bring something from home to eat at their desks,
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with a cup of tea or instant coffee made with the office kettle,
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than going out to a restaurant for a “proper” lunch as do many European office workers,
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usually finish work much later in the evening.
For
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who prefer to get out of the office to have a break or
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fresh air, there are the various fast food options
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as sandwiches, Cornish pasties, burgers, kebaps, or fish and chips, many of
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can be eaten “on the move”,
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even the need to sit down!
Only on special occasions is a British office worker likely to eat lunch in a restaurant.
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someone's birthday, promotion, engagement or retirement, for example, a group of colleagues will eat together in a pub or restaurant. It is for this reason
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foreign visitors are often surprised
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the lack of affordable, good quality, places to have lunch in the major British cities.
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