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That Monday / Friday Feeling ...
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Following on from AOG's thread - why do we British (and it does seem to be only us!) have the 'Monday / Friday' Feeling?
As far as I can tell, we British are unique in treating the working week as some form of purgatory that has to be endured and suffered in order to 'earn' a weekend off, which we then spend moaning because it is all over too quickly!
This manifests itself in people moaning because "It's Monday ..." and suffering until Thursday or Friday, when the phrase becomes "Better now it's Friday ..." before the pre-week grump about work which ruins Sundays.
I feel as though I am unique because i do not, and never have felt this way.
I know i am lucky to have a job I enjoy - but it has not always been the case, but even so, i have never seen work as an ordeal to got through, and the weekend as a meagre reward for all that 'suffering'.
I feel the same on a Monday as i do on Friday, and every day of the week - fine, and i enjoy my weekends, and never think about work on Monday.
So why do we whinge about our working week when other nations do not appear to think like this?
Do we all just love moaning? Is it a habit passed down through generations, adopted without thought?
Does anyone else feel the odd one out because they don't moan?
Your thughts please ...
As far as I can tell, we British are unique in treating the working week as some form of purgatory that has to be endured and suffered in order to 'earn' a weekend off, which we then spend moaning because it is all over too quickly!
This manifests itself in people moaning because "It's Monday ..." and suffering until Thursday or Friday, when the phrase becomes "Better now it's Friday ..." before the pre-week grump about work which ruins Sundays.
I feel as though I am unique because i do not, and never have felt this way.
I know i am lucky to have a job I enjoy - but it has not always been the case, but even so, i have never seen work as an ordeal to got through, and the weekend as a meagre reward for all that 'suffering'.
I feel the same on a Monday as i do on Friday, and every day of the week - fine, and i enjoy my weekends, and never think about work on Monday.
So why do we whinge about our working week when other nations do not appear to think like this?
Do we all just love moaning? Is it a habit passed down through generations, adopted without thought?
Does anyone else feel the odd one out because they don't moan?
Your thughts please ...
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Retired now , but when I was working, just loved every minute, every day, every year until I retired. However, there was occasionally some miserable whingeing "git" that would try and upset me, but on the whole, each day was the same, bringing something different.
I hated Sundays as a kid, but worked on a Sunday throughout my working life.
Wife and the family took second place to my job, I have NEVER regretted that fact and would do the same again.
I hated Sundays as a kid, but worked on a Sunday throughout my working life.
Wife and the family took second place to my job, I have NEVER regretted that fact and would do the same again.
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