When I moved to Norway for a few years I was a bit annoyed as pretty much everything was closed on a Sunday.
At first you get caught out without the right ingredients for lunch or wine. Or maybe just want to go get stuff. But after about a year I really came to value this. A day where everyone was off and you couldn't go shopping or get distracted with a bunch of consumer stuff that doesn't matter so much.
I doubt it ever will, but if like to see Sunday or Saturday trading halted again. It's good to have a day off.
We're experiencing this change now in Poland with a new law passed that will eventually make all Sundays off days.
The results are mixed. Our highly overworked society only has time for shopping during the weekends, so slashing half of that caused a great deal of chaos.
On the other hand the next day traffic is minimal, so it's a great opportunity to visit friends who live further than public transport can efficiently take you.
At first you get caught out without the right ingredients for lunch or wine. Or maybe just want to go get stuff. But after about a year I really came to value this. A day where everyone was off and you couldn't go shopping or get distracted with a bunch of consumer stuff that doesn't matter so much.
I doubt it ever will, but if like to see Sunday or Saturday trading halted again. It's good to have a day off.