Because something always comes up and the food goes cold and stale? Plus the office reeks of food, ketchup on your keyboard, unhygenic. You can eat wherewer yo

Because something always comes up and the food goes cold and stale? Plus the office reeks of food, ketchup on your keyboard, unhygenic. You can eat wherewer you want, just not in the office. You can eat in the park. The thing is, one also gets to disconnect from work, walk away from the desk and maintain a proper work life balance. Some French individuals also use the lunch break to exercise. I don't live in France but we use the meeting room to eat, instead of eating at our desks. We properly vent it afterwards, of course.