Dilatory, plus my podcasts!

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)