The competition to be the worst two words in the English language is extremely hard-fought. Surprise party. Cruise holiday. Rice pudding. Keen golfer. The list goes on and on. But right up there is “sandwich lunch”. Separately, each of these words contains lots of promise. In combination they spell unmitigated disaster.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “The hell of the sandwich lunch”
Business September 28th 2024
From the September 28th 2024 edition
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