Sandwiches

When we lived in Fill in the blank 1 of 21 England, there was one thing that my wife could not accept: Fill in the blank 2 of 21 sandwiches. For Tania, Fill in the blank 3 of 21 lunch should be Fill in the blank 4 of 21 hot, hearty meal. But for Fill in the blank 5 of 21 most English children and adults, Fill in the blank 6 of 21 lunch on Fill in the blank 7 of 21 weekday means Fill in the blank 8 of 21 couple of sandwiches, Fill in the blank 9 of 21 piece of fruit and maybe Fill in the blank 10 of 21 bag of crisps or Fill in the blank 11 of 21 cereal bar.

This habit starts at Fill in the blank 12 of 21 young age. Fill in the blank 13 of 21 most nurseries and primary schools don’t provide Fill in the blank 14 of 21 hot food at Fill in the blank 15 of 21 lunchtime, so Fill in the blank 16 of 21 parents have to make Fill in the blank 17 of 21 packed lunch for their kids every day. Fill in the blank 18 of 21 secondary schools usually have Fill in the blank 19 of 21 canteen, but Fill in the blank 20 of 21 kids often prefer to spend their dinner money on Fill in the blank 21 of 21 sandwich instead.

As for Fill in the blank 1 of 18 working age population, they tend to buy their daily sandwiches from Fill in the blank 2 of 18 supermarket or sandwich shop. Fill in the blank 3 of 18 most popular fillings are BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato), egg mayonnaise, tuna mayonnaise and chicken caesar. Fill in the blank 4 of 18 supermarket sandwiches are usually Fill in the blank 5 of 18 triangles of sliced bread, while Fill in the blank 6 of 18 sandwich shops offer Fill in the blank 7 of 18 baguettes and even Fill in the blank 8 of 18 wraps, for Fill in the blank 9 of 18 more health-conscious customers.

There is Fill in the blank 10 of 18 simple reason for this trend: Fill in the blank 11 of 18 convenience. Fill in the blank 12 of 18 kids can eat Fill in the blank 13 of 18 sandwiches in their classroom. Fill in the blank 14 of 18 office workers can eat them at their desks or on Fill in the blank 15 of 18 park bench. Fill in the blank 16 of 18 tradesmen can eat them in their vans. Then they can get back to Fill in the blank 17 of 18 work, which is, of course, Fill in the blank 18 of 18 most important thing.

It wasn’t always like this. Before Fill in the blank 1 of 28 1970s many workplaces had Fill in the blank 2 of 28 canteens where Fill in the blank 3 of 28 staff could get Fill in the blank 4 of 28 hot meal and Fill in the blank 5 of 28 schools provided Fill in the blank 6 of 28 free hot food to Fill in the blank 7 of 28 children. Around this time Fill in the blank 8 of 28 employers realised that they could save Fill in the blank 9 of 28 money and space by closing their canteens and making Fill in the blank 10 of 28 workers find their own lunch. Then Fill in the blank 11 of 28 government did Fill in the blank 12 of 28 same in Fill in the blank 13 of 28 schools. By Fill in the blank 14 of 28 1980s Fill in the blank 15 of 28 most supermarkets were selling Fill in the blank 16 of 28 sandwiches and Fill in the blank 17 of 28 sandwich shops like Pret a Manger were popping up all over Fill in the blank 18 of 28 country.

Unsurprisingly, Fill in the blank 19 of 28 people are much less healthy than they used to be. Fill in the blank 20 of 28 obesity levels are much higher and Fill in the blank 21 of 28 children seem to have many more allergies. It’s not fair to blame all this on Fill in the blank 22 of 28 sandwiches, but they are Fill in the blank 23 of 28 most obvious symbol of Fill in the blank 24 of 28 culture in which eating is Fill in the blank 25 of 28 very low priority. I used to eat Fill in the blank 26 of 28 sandwiches for Fill in the blank 27 of 28 lunch, but now I prefer Fill in the blank 28 of 28 borsch, shi or solyanka! Although I can’t actually make them myself…