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I wonder if Spaniards used to stay up late before Franco changed their time zone in the 1940s. Does anybody know?

• darrhiggs 13y ago
  Yes, but the 1940's, and before, were different:[0] ""So you used to work in the morning at one job. Then it was necessary to stop to rest. And then there was another job in the late afternoon and evening — in order to earn enough money to survive," she says. "It's said to be the origin of our way of life now."" [0] http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/11/30/244995264/spains-been-in-the-wrong-time-zone-for-seven-decades http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/11/30/244995264/spai...
  • darrhiggs 13y ago
    …also it appears there has been a 10 year campaign by an economist to change the clock in Spain;[0] an organisation [1], and progress (dependant on one's perspective) [2] [0] http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/will-spains-leisurely-culture-speed-up-if-we-fix-its-clocks/274493/ http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/wil... [1] http://www.horariosenespana.es/ http://www.horariosenespana.es/ [2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24294157 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24294157
  • gruseom 13y ago
    That explanation isn't very convincing. People in other relatively poor countries didn't develop that distinctive pattern.
    • darrhiggs 13y ago
      I don't think it matters if it's convincing or not. I was answering the question, and the linked resource affirms it was.
• sweedy 13y ago
  they are still up late, because many people also have long working hours, as they are forced through the siesta lunch break