Pondering the value of a Spanish Siesta
Posted By RichC on August 17, 2009
While visiting Spain last month I was surprised that even in the 21th century that there were towns along the Mediterranean coast (tourist area) who still enjoy a mid-day ‘siesta’ and have little problem with the loss of business For American who have grown accustomed to workplace praise for productivity or have been cultured in hard work, ambition an
d more money is better, the idea of losing a couple hours in every workday seems … well … foreign.
On the other hand, there are days like Sunday and Monday (today) when the temperatures inch into the mid-90s that I’m ready to put out the Gone Fishin’ shingle … or at least take an afternoon off to clean the pool. FYI … the water was cool and relaxing.
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