Siesta is just a fun word to say, and all the gringos know what it means, and it sounds like a lovely way to spend a day, so that's probably why the myth is per

Siesta is just a fun word to say, and all the gringos know what it means, and it sounds like a lovely way to spend a day, so that's probably why the myth is perpetuated over and over. It's just a fun conversational nugget, coupled with a bit of cultural ignorance!