Poll: Do you eat at your desk? Autor vlákna: ProZ.com Staff
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| | neilmac
Španělsko
Local time: 14:41
španělština -> angličtina
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I don't usually eat at my desk, but last night I heated up some patatas bravas and had them while I was finishing a job, as I'd become peckish and it was distracting me.
| | | | | No (a big no) | May 27, 2024 |
I hate mess! Food crumbs all over my working space would make me mad! I do drink two or three espresso coffees and as I’m very forgetful about drinking water I always have a bottle at sight on a bookshelf away from my keyboard to avoid disasters.
| | | | Alex Lichanow
Německo
Local time: 14:41
angličtina -> němčina
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Apart from a bottle of water and a mug of coffee/tea, nothing edible or drinkable is allowed on my desk.
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Samuel Murray 
Nizozemsko
Local time: 14:41
Člen (2006)
angličtina -> afrikánština
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I do not leave empty plates, however. One or two empty of half-empty mugs are fine, but as soon as a plate is finished, I take it down to the kitchen. My teenage children are a different matter: I often find stacks of half-eaten week-old dishes at their desks.
| | | | Lingua 5B
Bosna a Hercegovina
Local time: 14:41
angličtina -> francouzština
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Coffee, tea, water, sometimes juice.
Right now I have some detox water, just plain filtered water with some pieces of fresh lime and mango in it, at the bottom.
No food at my desk, if I need a snack, it's a good opportunity to get up and walk a little to the kitchen, and stay in a vertical position.
I always wash my hands before using the keyboard. That's why my keyboards have a long lifespan. I have a number functional keyboards in my basement (will donate... See more Coffee, tea, water, sometimes juice.
Right now I have some detox water, just plain filtered water with some pieces of fresh lime and mango in it, at the bottom.
No food at my desk, if I need a snack, it's a good opportunity to get up and walk a little to the kitchen, and stay in a vertical position.
I always wash my hands before using the keyboard. That's why my keyboards have a long lifespan. I have a number functional keyboards in my basement (will donate them), I never replace them because they got broken, only because I need a change. I can't imagine how greasy it can get if you actually eat at your desk, unless perhaps you use cutlery, but still pieces of food can fly into the keyboard. ▲ Collapse
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugalsko
Local time: 13:41
angličtina -> portugalština
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| Eating with my eyes | May 27, 2024 |
Sometimes I find myself 'eating with my eyes' when I'm translating restaurant menus, recipes, lists of ingredients, food labels...
When it comes to my desk, I avoid having food around, only drinks like coffee or water and these a little away from the keyboard and desktop.
| | | | Andrus Lauringson
Estonsko
Local time: 15:41
Člen (2022)
angličtina -> estonština
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I love the smell of surströmming in the morning.
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Lieven Malaise
Belgie
Local time: 14:42
Člen (2020)
francouzština -> nizozemština
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| Missed opportunity | May 27, 2024 |
A better question would have been: do you eat your desk? (out of frustration, because the taste of desks is underrated, to sharpen your teeth, etcetera)
| | | | Baran Keki
Turecko
Local time: 15:42
Člen
angličtina -> turečtina
| Suggest it then | May 28, 2024 |
Lieven Malaise wrote:
A better question would have been: do you eat your desk? (out of frustration, because the taste of desks is underrated, to sharpen your teeth, etcetera)
You can suggest this poll to Proz:
Do you eat your desk?
True
False
It depends
Other (please comment)
Do vegans eat wood btw?
| | | | Lingua 5B
Bosna a Hercegovina
Local time: 14:42
angličtina -> francouzština
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| Bamboo fibers | May 28, 2024 |
Bamboo flour/fibers yes. I ate bamboo cookies. They are OK, interesting texture.
Actually I just checked online and it says bamboo is “giant grass”, not a tree. Always thought it was a tree.
The last two posts got me thinking. The smelly fermented fish and wood eating.
[Edited at 2024-05-28 08:54 GMT]
| | | | | I like to chew my pencil | May 28, 2024 |
Baran Keki wrote:
Lieven Malaise wrote:
A better question would have been: do you eat your desk? (out of frustration, because the taste of desks is underrated, to sharpen your teeth, etcetera)
You can suggest this poll to Proz:
Do you eat your desk?
True
False
It depends
Other (please comment)
Do vegans eat wood btw?
Yes but they don't swallow.
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Zea_Mays
Itálie
Local time: 14:42
angličtina -> němčina
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| eating is less of a problem than drinking | May 28, 2024 |
I accidentally spilled tea and coffee on my flat Apple keyboard more than once. Fortunately, the keyboard still works (it just has a few crumbs under some of the keys...).
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugalsko
Local time: 13:42
angličtina -> portugalština
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Zea_Mays wrote:
I accidentally spilled tea and coffee on my flat Apple keyboard more than once. Fortunately, the keyboard still works (it just has a few crumbs under some of the keys...).
I clumsily did that with yoghurt once. Never again 
| | | | Baran Keki
Turecko
Local time: 15:42
Člen
angličtina -> turečtina
| Does 'making a meal of short translations' count? | May 28, 2024 |
I tend to spend a lot of time on 200 to 500 word translations (especially short press releases) than I would on a 3000 word translation. I make a meal of them, so to speak, does this count as eating at the desk, or cooking at the desk, or both?
[Edited at 2024-05-28 12:43 GMT]
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