Catalonia’s late eating habits - time for a change?

Have you ever tried to book a table for 7pm at a restaurant in Catalonia? Or gone to do a little bit of shopping in the afternoon, say around 3? Well, you might well have run into a little trouble because Catalonia and Spain don't keep the same hours as the rest of Europe. 

Campaigners for timetable reform – reforma horària in Catalan – have long argued that late meal times and long breaks in the middle of the working day are inefficient and unhealthy.  

On episode 7 of Filling the Sink, Lorcan Doherty, Natacha Maurin and Guifré Jordan discuss the origins and effects of Catalonia's day-to-day schedule, and whether the curfew in place since October might lead to more permanent changes in people's habits. 

For the latest news in Catalonia: CatalanNews.com 

Music used: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod [Creative Commons]