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Siestas Yes, Free Beer No

7/26/2007 at 9:12 AM
Tags: Beer (all tags)

Travelers around many parts of Europe at the moment might be stuck in a heat wave: and the Hungarians want to do something about it. Unable to find a way to control the weather, they're thinking of adding a siesta to their day instead.

This mid-afternoon shutdown is commonplace in more southerly European nations, and the National Election Committee in Hungary have approved a possible referendum question about introducing a siesta. Supporters need to get 200,000 signatures and then the whole nation will be asked to vote on the idea. The same committee didn't agree, however, that a proposal to make all beer in restaurants free was such a good idea. That's a pity, since an afternoon siesta and free beer could've been big business for tourism in Hungary.

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· Hungary Approves Referendum on Introducing Siesta [Reuters]
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