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Subject:Re: napping during the workday From:"David L. Bergart" <bodafu -at- CCVAX -dot- SINICA -dot- EDU -dot- TW> Date:Wed, 18 May 1994 23:13:00 +0800
C. Sides <csides -at- fscvax -dot- fsc -dot- mass -dot- edu> writes:
>It might be interesting to look into how other cultures deal with this
>issue.
Here in Taiwan, people take a long lunch break -- 1.5 to 2 hours. They work a
9 to 5 day, but put in a half day on Saturdays. At lunch it is normal to see
an entire office asleep at their desks. It's a bit eery, looks like the
aftermath of a poison gas attack.
The nap is great, but an extra commute cycle in Taipei's horrible traffic is a
real downer.
David
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David L. Bergart bodafu -at- ccvax -dot- sinica -dot- edu -dot- tw bodafu -at- TWNAS886 -dot- bitnet
Copy editor Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, Taiwan
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