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Topic	Tried watching British The Office, on the first episode.
ai123 07/30/23 10:34:51 AM #23:	saspa posted... I'm really surprised how much more they are with each other than expected. Sorry if stereotype but I thought of Brits as the more repressed "stiff upper lip" sort. And yet seeing a whole lotta European cheek kissing and closeness for what is essentially just your coworker and colleagues. US office is no where near that touchy-feely I know TV and movie writers have never had anything even resembling a regular 9 to 5 type job but do they really think after 10 hours we want to spend even more time at the office for after work drinks or whatever? Drinking with work colleagues is part of British culture. Probably a bit less so these days. Used to be a lunchtime thing to go for a couple of pints. --- We ain't free/We're just spilling blood in the streets. <cite>ai123 posted [p:975152193] in Tried watc... [t:80512043]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite><quote>I'm really surprised how much more they are with each other than expected. Sorry if stereotype but I thought of Brits as the more repressed "stiff upper lip" sort. And yet seeing a whole lotta European cheek kissing and closeness for what is essentially just your coworker and colleagues. US office is no where near that touchy-feelyI know TV and movie writers have never had anything even resembling a regular 9 to 5 type job but do they really think after 10 hours we want to spend even more time at the office for after work drinks or whatever?</quote>Drinking with work colleagues is part of British culture. Probably a bit less so these days.Used to be a lunchtime thing to go for a couple of pints. --- We ain't free/We're just spilling blood in the streets.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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