Though it's changing in some places, many Chinese workers still take a nap in the middle of the day. Many people think it is essential to maintaining one's health. When I worked in Weihai, my students were apt to scold me for my habit of eating at my desk while grading papers midday. They maintained that especially at my advanced age, I should be home sleeping, or at the very least take a snooze in my office!
Above: a Chinese worker naps atop his bicycle.
2 comments:
I wouldn't take a nap at school for fear of being mistaken for dead. Maybe that's why no one really seemed to mind when I retired before the end of term.
Napping...Good idea!...U.S. Americans should take more naps. I'm in favor of starting that trend!
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