BBC article regarding Spain's late mealtimes ...

amorfati1 · May 9, 2017

might be of interest -

Many travellers believe Spain’s late mealtimes are a reflection of the country’s laidback attitude, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170504-the-strange-reason-spaniards-eat-late

Anemone del Camino · May 9, 2017

There is no doubt that going back to Spain's natural time zone would help balance worklife and family life, including putting an end to those long midday breaks (more used for house work for those who are lucky to be able to go home for lunch than to nap) that in the end cause issues with parents of young children you have to park them in after school programmes until late in the day, and then feed them in a mad rush before putting them to bed.

And for people walking the Caminos it would mean the end of 5 am alarm clocks and flashlights blinding those still hoping to sleep.

jefferyonthecamino · May 9, 2017

amorfati1 said:
might be of interest -

Many travellers believe Spain’s late mealtimes are a reflection of the country’s laidback attitude, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170504-the-strange-reason-spaniards-eat-late

all true; however, we still roughly eat every eight hours, something most countries do not do!

Anemone del Camino · May 9, 2017

Kathar1na said:
The image below shows the discrepancy between the time on our clocks and the real or natural time (sun time) during the summer months. Galicia is worst off. No matter what Spain decides, I for one hope we all get rid off summer time/daylight saving time one day - soon!

View attachment 33669

What is that little green strip on the Spain-Portugal border? According to the map it is correctly "zone timed", but is this part of the world on a different time zone than Portugal and Spain?

MichaelC · May 9, 2017

I think I'm following: so if legal vs local mean time is 2 h ahead, that would mean that the sun is overhead at 2 pm rather than noon? That would be genuinely confusing.

Anemone del Camino · May 9, 2017

MichaelC said:
I think I'm following: so if legal vs local mean time is 2 h ahead, that would mean that the sun is overhead at 2 pm rather than noon? That would be genuinely confusing.

Yup, which is why it gets much hotter later in the afternoon than at noon.

MichaelC · May 9, 2017

I was looking forward to late sunsets - I love how long the days are in the north in the summer and fall. It never crossed my mind to look up sunrise times ... and I am stunned. The sun won't be up until 8:41 in the morning mid-October in León!!! I thought some folks were being a bit extreme when they talked about waking up and packing in the dark. I guess I'll be joining them.

Pabloke · May 11, 2017

amorfati1 said:
might be of interest -

Many travellers believe Spain’s late mealtimes are a reflection of the country’s laidback attitude, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170504-the-strange-reason-spaniards-eat-late

Ah... Funny how many people have such a negative impression of Spain but don't stop visiting the country.

Maybe it's something to do with masochisms.

mguillen · Nov 2, 2019

amorfati1 said:
might be of interest -

Many travellers believe Spain’s late mealtimes are a reflection of the country’s laidback attitude, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170504-the-strange-reason-spaniards-eat-late

Wow. Had no idea about the origin. Thx for sharing

trecile · Nov 2, 2019

Even if they were in the correct time zone typical Spanish dinner time would be an hour or two later than in many other countries.

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