Now the Spanish have a slightly different lifestyle than in the US. The mid day siesta is a reality of life. Literally, from 2pm until 6pm everything shuts down. Everything closes except for most of Restaurants. This is extremely annoying when you wake up at 1:45. It is a completely different mindset than that of the American, where you work work work, to get ahead. In this socialist country it seems just kind of like whatever It may seem like the mid day nap is a waste of time, but it is a necessity when you are like the Spanish and go to sleep as late they do. Imagine staying up until 2am on a weeknight, then having to go to work the next day, by 2pm you will need a nap. Apparently, if you work in an office the day goes as such:
arrive at 9am
drink coffee/eat a breakfast type pastry until 9:30
work until 10:30
take a 15 to 30 minute smoke break
work until 12:15
take another 15 to 30 minute smoke break
work until 2:00pm
leave work, eat dinner, take a nap until 6pm.
Return to work at approximately 6pm, work until 9pm(taking smoke breaks every 30 mins)
Eat supper(snack at 930-10)
Go to sleep at approximately 12am
Not a bad life
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Wait, so smoking is socially acceptable, you get to nap half the day, people don't really eat breakfast, and staying up late is the lifestyle? I should be living in Spain.
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