I find it endearing: Cigar factory workers, mostly women, hired collectively someone to read to them to keep them entertained, and in some cases, educated. While I guess you can get a similar experience with audiobooks, if it was me, I would miss the sense of community and live performing.
Unless of course we had to go through every Twilight book, and then every Shades of Grey book, and in between having a brief detour through Dan Brown county. I’ll rather stuff a cigar in my ears.
I used to work construction and I learned that environments that keep hands busy and minds idle have a huge capacity to turn toxic. I think the lector provided entertainment and gave people something to talk about other than each other.
“Lector” sounds extremely annoying. Milkmen need to make a comeback.
There are places that still have fresh milk delivery, but it’s not as common.
I find it endearing: Cigar factory workers, mostly women, hired collectively someone to read to them to keep them entertained, and in some cases, educated. While I guess you can get a similar experience with audiobooks, if it was me, I would miss the sense of community and live performing.
Unless of course we had to go through every Twilight book, and then every Shades of Grey book, and in between having a brief detour through Dan Brown county. I’ll rather stuff a cigar in my ears.
I used to work construction and I learned that environments that keep hands busy and minds idle have a huge capacity to turn toxic. I think the lector provided entertainment and gave people something to talk about other than each other.