While I always thought this is a great idea and socially it is something the country needs, I have a hard time believing the government will pass this in the middle of a downturn in the economy..
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A British diplomat on vacation here in Jersey stopped me in the street yesterday to seek directions. We got chatting and he remarked on the fact that I was wearing a 'kippah' - something he thought was more suited to Jerusalem (where he is currently stationed at the British Consulate-General)rather than Jersey.
I asked him how he was getting on in Jerusalem. He responded that nowhere else had he enjoyed a regular three-day weekend: Friday (Islamic), Saturday (Jewish) and Sunday (Christian).
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ReplyDeleteA British diplomat on vacation here in Jersey stopped me in the street yesterday to seek directions. We got chatting and he remarked on the fact that I was wearing a 'kippah' - something he thought was more suited to Jerusalem (where he is currently stationed at the British Consulate-General)rather than Jersey.
ReplyDeleteI asked him how he was getting on in Jerusalem. He responded that nowhere else had he enjoyed a regular three-day weekend: Friday (Islamic), Saturday (Jewish) and Sunday (Christian).
Some people have all the luck!
I want an extra day off on Thursday, not Sunday. Thursday is a good market day!
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