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Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by baud147258 »

smcl wrote: post #20
jd115 wrote: post #6

I found this even more brilliant: "Vilnius authorities have also given the city’s public health workers €400,000-worth (£350,000) of restaurant vouchers intended both as gesture of thanks for their work and a much-needed stimulus to the city’s cafes." London should do more of this. Every city should do more of this.

Do those lunch/meal vouchers exist at all in the UK? Many workers here in Czech Republic get them as a work benefit, and I suspect this is what they're referring to. It varies per employer but we get roughly one ticket per working day, worth 110kč ($4.40, or €4) and they're valid in pretty much every restaurant in the city so basically everyone goes out for lunch. When I was in the UK they didn't have anything like t…

We have them in France too, but half is payed by the employee (taken from the salary). But we can also use them when buying groceries (not all supermarkets accept them, but a lot of them do)

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Post by C19is20 »

ConsiderCrying wrote: post #13

I'm still not sure how I'm feeling about ending the lockdown this early, but the initiative is great and I'm glad to see the government helping its people and businesses. Not to mention that last paragraph. How feasible is it for other countries and cities to do it?

I agree. Several elements of lockdown are being lifted in italy on monday. Watching the people in my street thinking it's all over now...well, it soon may be. No proper distancing, kids from different families playing together - in the streets, but also in communal hallways so you have to ask them to move before you can pass. People thinking that being on one side of a fence protects you. Trying to tell people the threat is still there, it's just that the hospitals are slightly better prepared, doesn't mean we're anywhere near the end.

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by icebraining »

smcl wrote: post #20
jd115 wrote: post #6

I found this even more brilliant: "Vilnius authorities have also given the city’s public health workers €400,000-worth (£350,000) of restaurant vouchers intended both as gesture of thanks for their work and a much-needed stimulus to the city’s cafes." London should do more of this. Every city should do more of this.

Do those lunch/meal vouchers exist at all in the UK? Many workers here in Czech Republic get them as a work benefit, and I suspect this is what they're referring to. It varies per employer but we get roughly one ticket per working day, worth 110kč ($4.40, or €4) and they're valid in pretty much every restaurant in the city so basically everyone goes out for lunch. When I was in the UK they didn't have anything like t…

Seem the UK had them quite early, but abolished them a few years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal_voucher#United_Kingdom

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by fit2rule »

lampe3 wrote: post #15
acd wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After this Covid returns to normal and its safe I will go and visit Vilnius as a tourist! :)

You should take this test first: https://vilniusgspot.com/

That's it I'm going to Lithuania for vacation also. Pretty neat way to get tourists prepared...

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by vanderZwan »

vgaldikas wrote: post #14
totetsu wrote: post #12

My skim reading eyes say this as "Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-aircraft carrier" for a second. Next thing Vilnius will be making port calls to Taipei, and throwing forklifts overboard in international waters.

We should definitely suggest this to our mayor :D

Tangent: it is somehow so pleasing to me in this context that I can recognize your username as a Lithuanian surname. Gives the internet anonymity some flavor, I guess :)

(for everyone else: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_name )

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by smcl »

icebraining wrote: post #23
smcl wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do those lunch/meal vouchers exist at all in the UK? Many workers here in Czech Republic get them as a work benefit, and I suspect this is what they're referring to. It varies per employer but we get roughly one ticket per working day, worth 110kč ($4.40, or €4) and they're valid in pretty much every restaurant in the city so basically everyone goes out for lunch. When I was in the UK they didn't have anything like t…

Seem the UK had them quite early, but abolished them a few years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal_voucher#United_Kingdom

First I've heard of it. I doubt many companies took advantage of the scheme and issued them and I guess very few restaurants would've accepted them anyway.

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by rimliu »

vgaldikas wrote: post #14
totetsu wrote: post #12

My skim reading eyes say this as "Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-aircraft carrier" for a second. Next thing Vilnius will be making port calls to Taipei, and throwing forklifts overboard in international waters.

We should definitely suggest this to our mayor :D

If that were Zuokas, definitely.
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