{"id":4278,"date":"2015-02-13T15:59:32","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T15:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2015-02-13T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T15:59:32","slug":"the-hardest-thing-to-give-up-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/13\/the-hardest-thing-to-give-up-for-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"The hardest thing to give up for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LENT is fast-approaching. After the glory that of Pancake Day binge, it will be time for some atonement and self-denial. From February 18 to April 2, it could be 40 days of testing out your willpower by giving up something that you truly love.<br \/>\nWe wanted to know what you, the lovely people of Cardiff would find hardest to do without. A meat free month or going with out your morning hit of caffeine? Could you survive 40 days without Facebook?<br \/>\nThe stats are in and here&#8217;s what we found:<br \/>\nApparently emojis and cheese are luxuries that you will quite happily go without, getting the least votes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10914807_10153133058046214_4882512999519819081_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4292 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10914807_10153133058046214_4882512999519819081_o-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"10914807_10153133058046214_4882512999519819081_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4292 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10914807_10153133058046214_4882512999519819081_o-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"10914807_10153133058046214_4882512999519819081_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9 per cent of people said they could not bear to go vegetarian for a month, and would find giving up meat, going without that BLT sandwich or juicy steak, the hardest option.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10953872_10153133058411214_4084993115105943185_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4293 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10953872_10153133058411214_4084993115105943185_o-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"10953872_10153133058411214_4084993115105943185_o\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4293 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10953872_10153133058411214_4084993115105943185_o-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"10953872_10153133058411214_4084993115105943185_o\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>With 10 per cent of the vote, coffee was the next hardest thing to give up, spending a month without the\u00a0restorative effects of your morning coffee.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/photo-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4306 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/photo-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"photo-3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4306 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/photo-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"photo-3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nAlcohol got came out with \u00a018 per cent of the vote, as people found they would not be able to go a month without having a well deserved pint.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10857130_10153133049451214_9194988908338747013_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4296 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10857130_10153133049451214_9194988908338747013_o-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"10857130_10153133049451214_9194988908338747013_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4296 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10857130_10153133049451214_9194988908338747013_o-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"10857130_10153133049451214_9194988908338747013_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nBut it seems to two essential ingredients for most <a href=\"cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiffian&#8217;s<\/a> survival are Facebook and chocolate, with nearly a third of the vote each.<br \/>\nYou can still vote on our poll\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1FG52Fq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1FG52Fq<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LENT is fast-approaching. After the glory that of Pancake Day binge, it will be time for some atonement and self-denial. From February 18 to April 2, it could be 40 days of testing out your willpower by giving up something that you truly love. We wanted to know what you, the lovely people of Cardiff would find hardest to do without. A meat free month or going with out your morning hit of caffeine? 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