Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by omnimus on Saturday September 07, 2019 @04:19AM
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Do people really have sandwiches for launch regularly? I can't imagine not having warm meal for launch. Sandwich always means rushed launch to me. I thought lauch was supposed to be main meal of the day.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by pm215 on Saturday September 07, 2019 @06:11AM
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My UK experience is that for many people it is dinner, not lunch, that is the main meal of the day. You might have a sandwich or something similar that you can eat in the break room at work, and then go home for a cooked meal with the rest of your family in the evening. This isn't universal, of course -- I have my main meal at lunch because I can get a cooked meal in the work cafeteria and then I don't need to cook for myself at home. But in the past when I've worked places that don't have cafeterias I've eaten sandwiches and had the main meal in the evening.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by inferiorhuman on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:08AM
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Oh you can get hot sandwiches too. That's pretty much New York's only reason for existing. Egg and cheese on a bagel or croissant. Chicken parm sub. Calzones are sandwiches too, right?
In SF a Banh Mi is assuredly going to come right out of a toaster piled high with veg and meat. There are a few other places around that'll toast your sammie and drown it in Italian dressing (Sub Center with your obnoxiously sexist staff and delicious meatball sandwiches I'm looking at you).
Or, you know, Quizznos.
One can only do so many three-margarita lunches before a performance review is due.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by pinguinFromY on Saturday September 07, 2019 @04:33AM
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Yes, they do, why not? If you are in a rush you have to grab something for a quick lunch, that's what sandwiches are for. Or maybe because they are cheap and people might want to save money. I'm like you, lunch is 1 hour fiesta where I just eat a hot meal and chat with whoever I'm taking lunch with. My American colleagues seem to like rushing lunch or "grab something quick" all the time.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by omnimus on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:10AM
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"Grab something quick" sounds like emergency not something you should do often.
I guess many people live in constant state of emergency.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by _0ffh on Saturday September 07, 2019 @07:28AM
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Many people are prone to the feared "afternoon slump", or however you might call it. Cutting down on your lunch is a good way to ameliorate that. For myself, even on the days where I'm not doing IM, I won't eat more than a sandwich or a bun around noon. My main meal is always dinner.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by Amygaz on Saturday September 07, 2019 @09:27AM
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Even in the USA the main meal of the day is the dinner. That’s the whole conversation on this post that sandwiches are crappy in the USA, so that’s your experience. But good sandwiches exist and are cheap and easy to make
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by signal11 on Saturday September 07, 2019 @04:49AM
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Pret and similar shops also sell wraps, salads and soups. There are also "build your own salad bowl" shops.
Maybe "lunch as a main meal" is more of a mainland-Europe thing?
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by omnimus on Saturday September 07, 2019 @05:08AM
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I guess it is. I am suprised. I mean i lived in amsterdam where sandwich launch was common but never realized it is so widespread.
Re:Why Americans pay more for lunch than Britons do
by te_chris on Saturday September 07, 2019 @04:31AM
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Don’t move to London then, heh. Some background: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/24/how-the-sandwic...
There's a Russian deli at about a 10 minute drive which gets it. At around 10 AM they start making and packing sandwiches and until 1 PM they're all gone. Very cheap, tasty, filling, etc..