dilatory • \DILL-uh-tor-ee\ • adjective
1 : tending or intended to cause delay
2 : characterized by procrastination : tardy
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Because of grading and stuff, this is shorter than the others. Sorry, all!
So... lunch. There is lunch in France, but it's not like lunch here. The weekday lunch break in France isn't a half-hour or even one hour thing. It's usually about 2 hours, and those are 2 hours where no work is done at all. The "working lunch" is practically unheard of in France. During this break, it's not like you can take those two hours and go shopping or do some errands. For the most part, non-restaurant establishments close during the lunch hours as well. So for those working in France, even those working on a really major project, they have to delay or put off their work for lunch time. Even schools have lunch breaks lasting from 1.5 to 2 hours, and some students go home to eat during that time.
So yes, you could maybe call lunch breaks in France "dilatory." I think it works, anyway.
**I looked forever for a sign that said "closed for lunch" in French, but there wasn't one that I could find. :(
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Podcast 1! (I recite a poem)
Podcast 2! (I talk about 3 different little strategies I teach my students to help them remember things, and unfortunately two of them involve me singing)
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You are the cutest person ever. Don't apologize for singing!
ReplyDeleteAnd here's the rest of that song: au carrefour, au centre, a gauche, a droite, a gauche, a droite, au carrefour, au centre, loin de, pres de.
I love the poem too. Lovely job.
THANK YOU! I knew you were there when we did the second verse but I couldn't find where I wrote it down. :)
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ReplyDeleteFound a goof in my former post... let's try again...
ReplyDeleteLunch in France is a good example of something dilatory... I like the idea of taking my time, even having a few minutes to do something I really need to do before resuming work. A midday break can work wonders, and even make the afternoon more productive. For me, at least.
Sounds like the siesta in Latin America! Go grab some coffee or a beer, eat some lunch, then back to work!
ReplyDeleteI'm a firm believer of long lunch breaks....I like your podcasts by the way (I'm feeling like mine are uhhhhh half assed now that I've listened to most of everyone's)
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