"Peter H.M. Brooks" > wrote in
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>> > "Simon Gardner" [dot]co[dot]uk> wrote in message
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>> >> In article >,
>> >> "Peter H.M. Brooks" > wrote:
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>> >>> Lunch - Lunchtime (12h30)
>> >>
>> >> 12 noon in France 1pm in the UK and 2pm in Spain.
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>> [snip]
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>> > In Spain, lunch starts at arount 13h30 and doesn't stop until 16h30
>> > -
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>> Not usually so soon. Rather, at around 14:30-15h .
>>
> My memory is probably faulty - that means it must end at about 17h00,
> or later. When I was there the chaps I was working with were deeply
> annoyed by the Europeanisation, as they saw it, of Spanish culture
> that removed the traditional siesta from the daily routine. They
> considered a three and a half to four hour lunch break a pitiful
> substitute for a pukka siesta.

I would go for the siesta option any time.

>
> I rather like siestas myself, but recent research suggests that they
> are bad for the heart - the greatest danger to the heart is getting
> out of bed in the morning, particularly on Monday mornings (when most
> heart attacks happen) so, if you have a life where you get out of bed
> twice a day you are putting a lot more strain on the ticker.

Depends on how suddenly you make it happen probably.

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Adrian