Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
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Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#2Hogwash.
What about the higher productivity of Scandinavians? They shift back and forth on "time-zones" due to the constant change of amount of light because of the very hash winter. Sometimes with as few as 3 hours of light, not sun, but still maintain the same level of productivity.
Currently, Spanish primetime stretches until after midnight <- Well what about making less time for primetime? Or less siestas?
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#3Hogwash. What about the higher productivity of Scandinavians? They shift back and forth on "time-zones" due to the constant change of amount of light because of the very hash winter. Sometimes with as few as 3 hours of light, not sun, but still maintain the same level of productivity. Currently, Spanish primetime stretches until after midnight <- Well what about making less time for primetime? Or less siestas?
some of it is due to the really harsh climate. But I guess most of it might be lifestyle.. but then again, wouldn't that be due to climate in the first place?
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#4I lived in Spain for about a year. Blame it on the time zone, but inherently the culture is "work to live" not "live to work".
I miss it and sincerely cherish that country and all the great people in it.
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#5I lived in Spain for about a year. Blame it on the time zone, but inherently the culture is "work to live" not "live to work". I miss it and sincerely cherish that country and all the great people in it.
Yet nobody I know in Spain likes the compulsory 2 hour lunch breaks.
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#6"Everyone in Spain feels jetlagged all the time"
Hahahahaah, I live in Spain and that is bullshit.
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#7Hogwash. What about the higher productivity of Scandinavians? They shift back and forth on "time-zones" due to the constant change of amount of light because of the very hash winter. Sometimes with as few as 3 hours of light, not sun, but still maintain the same level of productivity. Currently, Spanish primetime stretches until after midnight <- Well what about making less time for primetime? Or less siestas?
The productivity problem is not about the timezone is about the here all the people work normally 9-13 break until 15 and 15-19 more or less so we spend all the day in office because not all the peole can take the lunch in home.
Pd: yes, we take siesta because we have longs timebreaks.
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#8This isn't a Spanish problem, it's a Southern European problem. You cannot be lazy and expect to lead a good life - the math just won't add up.
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#9I lived in Spain for about a year. Blame it on the time zone, but inherently the culture is "work to live" not "live to work". I miss it and sincerely cherish that country and all the great people in it.
Yet nobody I know in Spain likes the compulsory 2 hour lunch breaks.
Few places do this anymore, it's more common in the south which is insanely hot at mid day
Re: Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: Spain is in the wrong time zone
#10Hogwash. What about the higher productivity of Scandinavians? They shift back and forth on "time-zones" due to the constant change of amount of light because of the very hash winter. Sometimes with as few as 3 hours of light, not sun, but still maintain the same level of productivity. Currently, Spanish primetime stretches until after midnight <- Well what about making less time for primetime? Or less siestas?
To back up this argument china should be in five different time zones because the country is so wast, but it is in one time zone and does not seem to suffer from productivity problems.