Re:Blue Apron lays off more workers
by bunderbunder on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:48AM
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Or in places like the USA, not that long ago.
Y'know how, in old movies, single people would live in single-room apartments, often with a Murphy bed that played a part in some amount of slapstick humor? They weren't cooking in there - dinner was served downstairs.
Re:Blue Apron lays off more workers
by jhbadger on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @01:14PM
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Yes -- boarding houses. It was expected that your rent would include at least an evening meal shared with the other residents. And like with many university dorms today, it was against the rules to cook in your rooms.
Y'know how, in old movies, single people would live in single-room apartments, often with a Murphy bed that played a part in some amount of slapstick humor? They weren't cooking in there - dinner was served downstairs.