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Luz Espinosa de Magdits Meal Times and Business

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Spanish

Bueno, con respecto a esto, las comidas normalmente en, bueno en Perú son tres: el desayuno, el almuerzo y la comida. El desayuno evidentemente depende de la hora que uno se vaya al trabajo o hacer las actividades que tenga que hacer, y bueno es, comparado con el americano algo muy simple, por lo menos lo que normalmente comemos en mi casa por así decir. Un jugo, un vaso de leche, un pan y acabó, o sea nada más tan simple que eso. El almuerzo, dependiendo de la hora de almuerzo que uno pueda tener en donde trabaje o de las actividades que vaya hacer. Puede ser entre una y dos normalmente. Y la comida suele ser, en Perú, a partir de las 6:30 p.m. entre 6:30 y 8:30. En casa es a las 8;00, 8:30. Ahora si queremos mezclar un poco esto con lo que es comidas de negocios normalmente yo no creo que haya comidas en la noche, que ¿cómo se llama? de negocios. Suele haber desayunos de negocios o almuerzos de negocios.


English

OK, in respect to this, the meals normally in, well in Peru there are three: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast obviously depends on when you go to work or on the activities that you have to do, and well, compared to the American breakfast it is very simple, at least that's the case for what we eat at my house. A little juice, a glass a milk and that's about it, that is that's about as simple as it is. Lunch depends on the lunch time that someone has where they work or in the activities that you have to do. It can be between one and two o'clock normally. And dinner can be, here in Peru, after 6:30 p.m., between 6:30 and 8:30. At home it is at 8:00, 8:30. Now if you want to mix this with business meals, I don't believe that you normally have them at night, that is how do you call it?, business meals. It is more common to have business breakfasts or business lunches.


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