Bath - yes - when I was in Italy it drove me NUTS that nothing was open after lunch LOL. But everything was open late into the evening. I guess it does come down to what you are used to. Personally I'd prefer to knock off at 5 and have the rest of the day at home rather than having a 3hr lunch break and having to work into the evening. *shrug*

I think people need time out but I don't see any need to dictate when that time should be.
True, but at the same time, it'd be nice to know when people's days off were so we could get together. It's becoming a bit like shiftworkers hardly seeing their spouses coz of overlapping work hours.. can't find a day to get together as a family coz everyone works different days.