It’s funny you give out about supermarket opening hours when being English - Sunday trading laws are arcane in England too!

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sph 13 hours ago | parent [-]

I remember visiting London and being surprised that pubs would close at 11pm and night life, outside of clubs, would pretty much die. In the largest city in Europe! Mad stuff.

When I moved back to Italy I had forgotten that shops close between 13 and 15:30. Every country has their own little quirks

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maccard 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Yep! I used to live in Ireland and pubs being closed on Good Friday was like the end of the world.

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rsynnott 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Not just pubs; it was also off-licenses. The Thursday before at my local supermarket was always like the apocalypse, with people panic-buying booze.

There were some weird exceptions to the rule, too; in particular you could buy alcohol on trains.

	▲	disgruntledphd2 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And in train stations and airports! I kinda miss the old Good Friday laws, it made it a great day for parties as all the pubs were closed.