The heat — temperatures in Germany were around 90 degrees Fahrenheit this week — is forcing people to rethink their way of life and look to southern countries as examples of how to adapt to rising temperatures.
“We should follow the work practices of southern countries during heat,” Johannes Niessen, the chairman of Germany’s leading national association of doctors, said in an interview with the news outlet RND this week.
“Getting up early, working productively in the morning, and taking a siesta at midday is a concept that we should adopt in the summer months.”The origins of Spain’s famous siesta are a matter of debate.
Another explanation is that the disjointed day emerged in post-Civil War Spain, when many people worked two jobs, one in the morning and the other in the late afternoon.
The siesta has typified Spanish life for decades, although it is less common among many urban Spaniards today.
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Germany, Spain, Granada, Valencia