Beginning with a gin and tonic just after noon, and ending with a Napoleon brandy at three o’clock, lunch prior to the Big Bang was often the most arduous part of a stockbroker’s day. That cozy culture ended soon after the thrusting, brash Americans, who worked even over breakfast, hit town.
第一个、也是最显而易见的后果是午餐时间缩短了。在“大爆炸”之前，午餐时间始于午后的杜松子酒和小憩充电，终于三点钟的拿破仑白兰地，对股票经纪人来说，这是工作日最难熬的一段时间。这一享受文化在积极又性急的美国人涌入后不久就寿终正寝，美国人恨不得边吃早饭边工作。