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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
by 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 agoThat explanation isn't very convincing. People in other relatively poor countries didn't develop that distinctive pattern.
- darrhiggs 13y agoI don't think it matters if it's convincing or not. I was answering the question, and the linked resource affirms it was.