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| Spain holds siesta contest |
| 2010-10-15 |
| [Straits Times] SPANIARDS are snuggling up with pillows and stuffed animals amid the din of a suburban shopping center in what is being billed as the country's first siesta contest. Contestants in groups of five are given 20 minutes lying on garish blue coaches and timed as to how much of that stretch they spend actually snoozing. The contest is being run by a group called the National Association of Friends of the Siesta. It began on Thursday and is to last nine days. The top prize is 1,000 euro (S$1,827). The goal is to promote the post-meal nap, a cherished Spanish tradition many says is eroding because of modern fast-paced lifestyles. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 almost any American could win that contest as none of us get enough sleep. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2010-10-15 20:24 |
| #3 Americans give siestas a more 'productive' name - we call them 'Staff Meetings.' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-10-15 09:10 |
| #2 Churchill contracted the habit of siesta in Cuba while covering the Spanish-American war. During WWII he attributed his capacity of long hard work to this habit |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-10-15 04:52 |
| #1 ...eroding because of modern fast-paced lifestyles. Want to return to the old siesta in a hurry? Abolish air conditioning. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2010-10-15 01:26 |