10 The American weekend officially begins on Friday evening, bint
already by Friday morning there are signs that the weekend is just
around the corner. You see fewer cars on the highways, and buses
and subways are less crowded with people, too. This is because
5 some people take a day off on Friday to have a three-day weekend.
2 Things are also different at work. People don't wear the same
clothes as they wear on weekdays; they dress themselves more
casually. For instance, managers in the office may put on casual
sports clothes instead of coats and ties. Some people put on blue jeans.
103 This trend toward “easy Fridays” is popular with employees
who normally wear uniforms to work. In Los Angeles, for example,
bus drivers are usually dressed in military-style jackets, hats and
trousers. Recently, however, they have received permission to wear
polo shirts and baseball caps on Fridays.
15 4 Transportation officials believe that this new Friday *dress code
is good for the drivers' *morale. And they are also sure that the
17 passengers won't mind -just as long as the buses run on time.
(注)dress code 「服装規定」
morale「士気」
