> And it has been this way for forever, so it’s built into the culture at the DNA level.
It used to be that shops closed for lunch. Some still do and then complain that customers shop in shopping centres.
People want what is convenient. Evenings and weekends are convenient because people are busy during weekdays and stay-at-home wives is no longer a thing in many cases.
It's like McDonald's. The 'correct' thing to do is to complain about them and to look down on them, but McDonald's is actually very, very successful in France...
It used to be that shops closed for lunch. Some still do and then complain that customers shop in shopping centres.
People want what is convenient. Evenings and weekends are convenient because people are busy during weekdays and stay-at-home wives is no longer a thing in many cases.
It's like McDonald's. The 'correct' thing to do is to complain about them and to look down on them, but McDonald's is actually very, very successful in France...