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I have wondered if the Europeans have a better quality of life. Perhaps they do.The picture here shows a typical opening hours for the shops (and maybe businesses) in Italy. Morning open 9 - 12 am and afternoon 3 - 7 pm, 3 hours break.
In the offices, a lunchtime of 2 hours is more common. In Sundays, only the restaurants are open. Everything else is closed.
It is a contrast in Singapore where I lived before. With all the extended office hours and shop opening hours, people tend to be rushing most of the time. In Italy, people tend to be more relaxed. You can see the whole family go for the evening stroll together. It is here in Italy, the phrase La dolce far niente ("The sweetness of doing nothing") sprang up.
But of course, the idea of quality of life still differs for each person. Maybe for a workaholic, the idea of doing nothing would sound like a torture. Let's leave that to our individual preferences.
5 comments:
Did all the hairs that turned gray during your time in Crimsonlogic turning black again. Then maybe doing nothing is good.
Aditya
Well, I think only a few hairs turned gray. But the times I had in CL was kinda good
The working hours signify how lazy europeans are...huhuhu....
pat
haha, i think they do have a point though. Some people are working very hard to enjoy better life in the retirement. Some people prefer to enjoy it now. It's a matter of preference.
hm...i didn't know you have a blogger talent. Good blog fer! masih inget gua ga? Good luck for your future! Gbu always!
*margie* - eks temen fa
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