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[projectphp]

OK, it is almost knock off down here in sunny Sydney, and, having had, ohhh, a few of the amber fluids (watch my typing get worse), I was wondering if the Friday pub lunch tradition is practised throughout the civilised world, or just in my patch.

If it isn't, what other working traditions to y'all have???

[qwerty]

No such luck around here, unless you happen to be a construction worker. They have a tradition of enjoying what's known as a "liquid lunch".

My last office job was way out in the suburbs, so there weren't any decent places to go for lunch anyway. I suppose if I worked in town there might be more opportunities for a practice like that.

[OldWelshGuy]

Friday pub lunch is practiced among quite a few pros in Wales.

There is a snooty restaurant called La brassiere or some such (I only went there most Fridays for 3 years) we call it 'the bra' anyhow, a large crowd of solicitors etc meet there on a Friday, have lunch drink copious amounts of wine, and then leave at about 5.30-6.30 all the worse for wear.

I now only do this occasionally as the thought of spending £300 on a Friday afternoon mortifies me now, oh, plus I have grown up

[nimlet]

friday pub lunch is a must,

I work in Poole and along the quay there are loads of pubs that you can pop into for a pint or two. Trouble is if you actually try to go back to the office the amount of work that gets done is fairly little. O well, no-one seems convinced to head pubward for lunch today, maybe it has something to do with the howling gales and pouring rain

[OldWelshGuy]

I might have known the Dorset Demon would have a pub lunch

[Jill]

I do think it's fairly common around here too (even if Qwerty doesn't). At least it was 20 years ago when I actually worked in an office. We didn't go all the time, but very often we'd take a long lunch on Friday's and drink a wee bit too much.

[projectphp]

Ahhh, I'm glad the world gets to enjoy the tradition as well. HAte to think only us wrong way uppers had all the fun!!!

[Farhan]

A sure for me. Never had the friday lunch in office for the last 2 years.
It's a long lunch break on friday, around 2 1/2 hours. We offer the Friday Prayers, and head for a eat out and be back at our seats in time.

[nimlet]

I might have known the Dorset Demon would have a pub lunch

you cheeky monkey! I didn't go today unfortunately, instead I had to head to sainsburys to get a mothers day pressie for my brother who is hopeless at getting organised. I almost got blown off my feet in the gales that are whipping round the town centre and had to dodge seagulls and pidgeons that were being blown off course. All in all a very action packed lunch

[Scottie]

What a bummer! I never drank during lunch when I was working in the real world and sometimes took a long lunch, but not on Friday, per se.

But then I'm a boring-follow-the-rules kind of person... Honestly, I can hardly remember a job where there wasn't lots of pressure and more tasks than time, so often lunch away from the desk was enough of a luxury.

(I know, poor me... )

[Haystack]

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