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Trying to recover from a devastating economic crisis, Spain is considering moving the country’s clock back by one hour.
Many people regard long afternoon naps and late dinners as perfect aspects of the Spanish way of life. Until the 1940s, Spain was on the same time as Britain and Portugal. In World WarⅡ, Spain and Portugal moved the clocks forward to align them with Nazi Germany. The same happened in Portugal. After the defeat of Hitler, Portugal returned to Greenwich Mean Time, but Spain did not.
“The fact that for more than 71 years Spain has not been in its proper time zone means we sleep almost an hour less than the World Health Organization recommends, ”lawmakers in the Spanish Parliament wrote in a proposal. “This has a negative effect on productivity, absenteeism, stress, accidents and school drop-out rates. ”
Last September, a parliamentary commission recommended that the government turn back the clocks by one hour and introduce a regular eight-hour workday. For the time being, the Spanish government is treating the campaign seriously but it hasn’t taken any action yet.
Spain’s time zone issue explains why everything in Spain happens later, from meal times to broadcast entertainment(prime time doesn’t start until 10 pm). Many urban Spaniards complain of a never-ending workday that begins in the morning but is interrupted by a traditional late-morning break and then again by the midday siesta—a two-hour long lunch and nap that usually starts at 2 pm. If workers return to their desks at 4 pm, they end up working late into the evening.
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