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by bryanlarsen 413 days ago
Solar noon in Madrid is at 2:13PM due to the absurd time zone that Spain's in. Having lunch at 1PM is early, not late.
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But why would you take your lunch break according to the sun, especially if you work in an office?

I'm not trying to play dumb, but sun rises at 6 in the summer in Germany - most people take their lunch break at 12. Sun rises at, I dunno, 8? in the winter - lunch break at 12. Nothing changes and people are usually awake for a while already.

I couldn't tell you when the majority of office workers starts. I would say 9, especially as it's also averaging out 8 and 10 - but I am not sure. Do people in offices (who are not in media agencies) more typically start at 10 or 11?

Sweden checking in: Wow, imagine sunrise at 6 in the summer. :)

Today's times here (Stockholm region) are: sunrise at 04.36, sundown at 20.54. The days are still getting longer of course, summer solstice is June 21st.

Well this explains a lot of things that I always attributed to Spanish culture.
A legacy of Franco and Hitler. (Franco wanted to be on Nazi Germany's time zone.)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24294157