<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UNITED959:
AFAIK, this is allowed in the U.S., too. One's lunch break is one's lunch break. 
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So Pilot can have a Beer or two with lunch, say mid-flight? How about Police and Fireman, are they allowed to consume a glass of wine while at lunch but still on duty, how about that UPS driver? I don't think so.