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Then take a day of rest. Not everyone is going to share the same "rhythm" no matter what. Fit example other stores are still open, like that Starbucks. And some

• petercooper 12y ago
  My head agrees with you. My heart, though, clings a little to the beauty of shared cultural behaviour. Long term, everyone's behaviour will be so independent that each day will look the same but for now, Sunday feels different to any other day in most of England. (This is not much the case in central London, however, as it essentially has no majority culture being a world city.) My feelings about Sunday are like those of many Americans over Christmas or Thanksgiving. You don't interrupt people and you can't judge people for being unavailable. Most Americans have a cultural appreciation of how those days affect life even if they don't personally celebrate. I should note I'm not really disagreeing with you - I think people should be able to do what they want - but I wanted to reflect on the idea there are cultural pros and cons in all directions and that restrictions can have a point (and beneficial side effects) even if that point must expire someday.