The last point does not hold. Spanish people I know eat dinner at 11 PM and breakfast at 7 AM. And they live outside of Spain, the timezone issue does not apply here. Idk when they sleep (Siesta? Siesta in Sweden/Germany?) Please explain.
I’m Spanish, from Spain. We eat dinner at 8-9, maybe 10 if it’s out, 11 is way too late to have dinner, people go to sleep before 12. I did the same outside of Spain too because of habits.
Lunch is at 2pm too.
Siesta (aka nap, idk why people idolise the word when there’s a direct translation) is right after lunch since eating gives sleepiness appparently, but that’s not really a thing anymore, we need to work until 5-6pm and there’s shit to be done after that.
Idk about the Spanish people outside of Spain you know, but I’m from Spain, living in Spain. Oh, and most people start working at 8 although I try to find places where it’s 9-6 because I stay way too late, but that’s a me thing.
Thanks! It should be “Some Spanish people I know…” Sorry if I overexaggerated. It’s just that over my life in student dorms, multiple unrelated Spanish people would be in the common kitchen when I was going to sleep (maybe still chatting after dinner), and they would be there when I woke up. This was blowing my mind.
I think when you use the word “siesta” in English (and many other languages), it becomes more specific than “nap”. Like, if I take a nap at 8PM to go out and party later, I would not call it a nap. Similarly, when I was a kid I was napping while parents drove me to school - that I wouldn’t call siesta either.
Siesta would definitely make sense in Germany. It’s not as hot as Spain, but it makes up for it by being very unprepared for summer in terms of architecture and the presence of air conditioners, it’s quite humid and most cities are far away from the sea. Finding an employer who lets you do it is another matter though …
Siestas are the one thing I miss back in the time I worked in a country that observed them. Nothing better than having a cup of coffee after lunch, taking a quick nap after, and waking up just in time for the caffeine to kick in. If I do that at my work now, I’sd probably be fired for sleeping on the job.
Yep, siesta. 1-2h after lunch. A lot of places close for 2-3h in the afternoon. Some people work 7:00-15:00 without lunch break. Over all a lot of people can take a nap around 16:00 and power up before going out at 21:00. Those who can’t don’t stay up that late. Sunset is around 22:00 so in many places at 19:00-20:00 it’s still hot outside.
The last point does not hold. Spanish people I know eat dinner at 11 PM and breakfast at 7 AM. And they live outside of Spain, the timezone issue does not apply here. Idk when they sleep (Siesta? Siesta in Sweden/Germany?) Please explain.
I’m Spanish, from Spain. We eat dinner at 8-9, maybe 10 if it’s out, 11 is way too late to have dinner, people go to sleep before 12. I did the same outside of Spain too because of habits.
Lunch is at 2pm too.
Siesta (aka nap, idk why people idolise the word when there’s a direct translation) is right after lunch since eating gives sleepiness appparently, but that’s not really a thing anymore, we need to work until 5-6pm and there’s shit to be done after that.
Idk about the Spanish people outside of Spain you know, but I’m from Spain, living in Spain. Oh, and most people start working at 8 although I try to find places where it’s 9-6 because I stay way too late, but that’s a me thing.
Thanks! It should be “Some Spanish people I know…” Sorry if I overexaggerated. It’s just that over my life in student dorms, multiple unrelated Spanish people would be in the common kitchen when I was going to sleep (maybe still chatting after dinner), and they would be there when I woke up. This was blowing my mind.
I think when you use the word “siesta” in English (and many other languages), it becomes more specific than “nap”. Like, if I take a nap at 8PM to go out and party later, I would not call it a nap. Similarly, when I was a kid I was napping while parents drove me to school - that I wouldn’t call siesta either.
Siesta would definitely make sense in Germany. It’s not as hot as Spain, but it makes up for it by being very unprepared for summer in terms of architecture and the presence of air conditioners, it’s quite humid and most cities are far away from the sea. Finding an employer who lets you do it is another matter though …
Siestas are the one thing I miss back in the time I worked in a country that observed them. Nothing better than having a cup of coffee after lunch, taking a quick nap after, and waking up just in time for the caffeine to kick in. If I do that at my work now, I’sd probably be fired for sleeping on the job.
Plot twist: they’re a bus driver.
Yep, siesta. 1-2h after lunch. A lot of places close for 2-3h in the afternoon. Some people work 7:00-15:00 without lunch break. Over all a lot of people can take a nap around 16:00 and power up before going out at 21:00. Those who can’t don’t stay up that late. Sunset is around 22:00 so in many places at 19:00-20:00 it’s still hot outside.