In France, a call to eat at your desk

COVID-19 has upended our way of life. No more so than in France, where the government is scrapping the rule that banned workers from eating lunch at their desks. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum asks two expats — reporter Adeline Sire and comedian Ian Moore, author of the upcoming novel “Death and Croissants,” about whether the change is here to stay. 

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