Spain is out of time / España está desfasada
English and Spanish below. En inglés y en español abajo.
Marathon working days; late lunches and dinners compared to the rest of Europe; less time for personal life, rest and recreation; family-work imbalances... these longstanding aspects of Spanish life are all largely the result of Spain being in the wrong time zone, which should be Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the same as Portugal, the United Kingdom and Ireland, but which is in fact an hour later, thanks to dictator General Francisco Franco's decision in 1942 to align the country's clocks with those of Nazi Germany.
The solution, agreed a parliamentary commission , is for Spain to turn its clocks back 60 minutes and introduce more regular working hours as in the rest of Europe.
The mismatch between Spain's clock time and solar time contributes to the country's unusual daily schedule. The relatively late sunrises and sunsets shift the average Spaniard's day later than it otherwise would be, and that a return to its original time zone would help boost productivity and bring family and work rhythms into better balance.
What are the politicians waiting for ?
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In spanish ( it is not a translation )
Esta imagen resume claramente por qué España debería volver a su huso horario natural, el de Greenwich o GMT, como Reino Unido o Portugal, y no continuar con el de Berlin.
En 1884 España fijó su hora legal en el huso horario que geográficamente le corresponde: el meridiano 0.
Sin embargo, en 1942, en plena II Guerra Mundial, España adoptó el horario centroeuropeo como gesto de gracia de Franco hacia la Alemania nazi. Reino Unido y Portugal también cambiaron su horario. Sin embargo, al acabar la guerra, estos volvieron al huso europeo occidental, pero España continua desde 1942, inexplicablemente, en un huso que no le corresponde por su posición geográfica y solar.
Según un informe de la Comisión de Igualdad del Congreso, regresar al horario de Greenwich-GMT (inspirado en el ciclo solar diurno), tendría un efecto favorable en la conciliación familiar, laboral y personal de todas las personas.
La solución es sencilla. ¿ A qué esperan los políticos ?
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Ali Anani
hace 7 años #19
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
hace 7 años #18
Ken Boddie you are right. Only a change of time do not solve the issues :-)
Mohammed Abdul Jawad
hace 7 años #17
Ken Boddie
hace 7 años #16
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
hace 7 años #15
Ken Boddie Spain is the only european country don't have the right corresponding time to the solar time. It is a question of doing things right from the beginning. It is simple ! Without talking about if it is good or not for business....
Ken Boddie
hace 7 años #14
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
hace 7 años #13
Paul Walters , haha I am like you. I don' t mind what time it is. The problem is that society obliges the times... at least they should be right with solar time.
Lisa Gallagher
hace 7 años #12
Cèlia Hil
hace 7 años #11
Paul Walters
hace 7 años #10
Jorge Carballo Pérez
hace 7 años #9
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
hace 7 años #8
Irene Hackett yes. Spanish culture is very rich. Have a look at this , probably you will enjoy it :) https://www.bebee.com/producer/@javierbebee/spain-tourism
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hace 7 años #7
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hace 7 años #6
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hace 7 años #5
Great way to define us Laurent Boscherini!!
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
hace 7 años #4
Laurent Boscherini exactly. SPAIN is great. Spain is different, for better or worse.
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hace 7 años #3
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hace 7 años #1