Spanish late-night eating culture

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Spain’s late-night eating culture poses mental health risk, says minister

Labour minister says it’s madness that people are still working in restaurants at 1am but opposition and tourism groups defend country’s nightlife

www.theguardian.com

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[davejsy]

I'm not sure if that's the case. What I do know is that Spain's streets and squares are full of people at night, in direct contrast to a lot of places in the world which are dead. Also by effect, the workers will start later in the day, so are they working any longer hours? And why is it not ok to work late in a restaurant but it is ok to work that late in other areas? Seems hypocritical and someone looking for attention.

Spain is forecast to have the longest life expectancy in the world in the next few years, which is largely put down to it's social culture of which the above is part of.

 

[SabsP]

I'm not sure if that's the case. What I do know is that Spain's streets and squares are full of people at night, in direct contrast to a lot of places in the world which are dead. Also by effect, the workers will start later in the day, so are they working any longer hours? And why is it not ok to work late in a restaurant but it is ok to work that late in other areas? Seems hypocritical and someone looking for attention.

Spain is forecast to have the longest life expectancy in the world in the next few years, which is largely put down to it's social culture of which the above is part of.

Indeed , not wanting to go into politics but it would be interesting to see what the unions think of this all.
Plus long days mean different staff in shifts, just like in nursing, public transport etc.

Social culture and quality mediterranean diet seem to be key factors in happiness and life expextancy in Spain.
Maybe also important is that the average Spaniard/ household , like many other countries I presume, does not go out for dinner every night of the week.
I guess that it is still a special treat for most of us.
Different for a quick coffee at the local bar of course.

 

[J Willhaus]

I read a similar article in a different paper, but the main thing discussed was the difference in the two politicians opinions. Not much about health...

 

[jungleboy]

Social culture and quality mediterranean diet seem to be key factors in happiness and life expextancy in Spain.

For what it’s worth, according to this article in El País, most Spaniards do not eat the Mediterranean diet.

Have Spaniards turned their back on the Mediterranean diet?

More than half of the country have swapped fresh fruit and vegetables for processed foods rich in saturated fats and sugars, according to new studies

english.elpais.com

Spaniards eat just as badly as people do in other countries. While there is a lot of boasting about the Mediterranean diet, the truth is that less than half of the country follows it.

 

[SabsP]

Some articles.

Yolanda Díaz critica que los restaurantes estén abiertos hasta la una de la madrugada y el ocio nocturno se rebela

La patronal España de noche pide que el debate de los horarios afecte a todos los aspectos de la sociedad, como las jornadas laborales o el ‘prime time’ televisivo

elpais.com

El presidente de los hosteleros carga contra el recorte de horarios en restaurantes propuesto por Yolanda Díaz: “La hostelería de España es envidia en el mundo”

José Luis Yzuel, presidente de la patronal Hostelería de España, asegura que un horario largo significa “mayores plantillas, mayores salarios, más consumo y más negocio”

www.infobae.com

General rules for those working in restaurants.

Horas de Trabajo | Empleados de Restaurantes

Empleados deben ser pagados por cualquier tiempo que el empleador requiera que el empleado este en el restaurante.

www.empleadosderestaurantes.com

 

[WGroleau]

I had a second-floor piso on a block with lots of bars and restaurants. The noise at midnight was not appreciated, but at one o’clock, there was silence.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I was in Leon several years ago on the night before the May 1st holiday began. Our hotel room was in the heart of the city and it had huge windows with thick solid wood shutters that we closed when going to bed to block out the light. I woke up at 3:00am to use the bathroom and decided to peek out at the street from three floors up. The noise was incredible with partiers having a good time outside a bar across the street, but the shutters were amazing to keep out all the noise. I woke up at 5:00 to take a peek again and they were still outside, with napkins and paper products strewn all over. We got up at 7:00 and when I looked out the street sweepers were driving by, picking up the trash and washing the street clean...I was impressed!

 

[AnaZ]

For what it’s worth, according to this article in El País, most Spaniards do not eat the Mediterranean diet.

Have Spaniards turned their back on the Mediterranean diet?

More than half of the country have swapped fresh fruit and vegetables for processed foods rich in saturated fats and sugars, according to new studies

english.elpais.com

I wonder why would El Pais feel the need to write that statement. 75% of the county is not by the Mediterranean Sea.
Why would the people in Galicia go for that diet, when they have the greatest tasting seafood from that rough junction of the Atlantic and the North Sea. Nevermind the Basque people following a mediterranean diet. or anything mediterranean for that matter.

 

[Pelegrin]

I wonder why would El Pais feel the need to write that statement. 75% of the county is not by the Mediterranean Sea.
Why would the people in Galicia go for that diet, when they have the greatest tasting seafood from that rough junction of the Atlantic and the North Sea. Nevermind the Basque people following a mediterranean diet. or anything mediterranean for that matter.

In Galicia the food of everyday now is similar to the rest of Spain. But in the past, before 1960 more or less, in the rural people fried with lard. No olive oil, turron, olives, oranges, tomatoes, gazpacho, paella, etc in the rural.

 

[debigetsout]

Is Spain’s late-night lifestyle a precious part of our culture – or should we be more like sensible Sweden? | María Ramírez

With restaurants serving dinner until 1 am, we are outliers in Europe. But some are attacking calls for change as a loss of freedom, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

www.theguardian.com

 

[trecile]

There's another thread going on this topic: Spanish late-night eating culture

It seems to me, that if people didn't want to eat dinner late that the restaurants would have no customers. No one is forced to go out to dinner.

Note from the mods: merged the two recent threads on the same topic.