2006-12-12 05:44:03 · 22 answers · asked by Modbird 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Because they actually eat 6 meals a day. They have breakfast whenever they get up...just coffee and biscuits. Then they have a midmorning coffeebreak at work and have another coffee and a toasted roll or some such. That holds them together until lunchtime, 2-3 pm. They have another coffeebreak about 6 pm, coffee with a cake or some such, or some people have a beer and a tapa. Then supper around 10.
This comes from the old idea of siesta during the hot part of the day. If you'd ever been here during July-Aug you'd understand...the pavement sometimes melts.
2006-12-12 06:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your kidding me right? Im white and half the time I dont eat until 8 or 9 at night! I really dont think its a market cornered by spanish people! I think its all about your work schedule and when u get the 5 minutes u need to actually eat something! Hilly Billy's like to eat late at night too I know- my family are originally from Kentucky and lots of beans and corn bread after 9 pm! Especially if theres a good flick on tv! I still love to eat late at night! Probably cuz I work so late! But it really is NOT a spanish thing! My sons girlfriend is Spanish and he eats dinner all the time over there at like ummmmmm 5 pm! MAYBE its cuz Taco Bell stays open until 1 am! Atleast the drive thru! HA HA!
2006-12-12 06:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
Why do Anglo people eat so late at fast food restaurants. That is all you see at those restaurants. One of the reasons Spanish people eat so late is because they are the last ones to leave their work. Their bosses leave early and eat supper early. That leaves the Spanish workers to leave late thus they eat supper late.
2006-12-12 06:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by jmc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a culture thing, I am not British and we always eat really late , right upi to 1pm!
Italians and Spanish do too. Then why are Britons the fattest in Europe?!
2006-12-12 05:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by The Face 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the day in spain it is really hot so you dont feel very hungry but at night it starts to cool down and then you want to eat some food.
2006-12-12 05:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they work hard the whole ******* day and come back home late not like others that dont do **** and have the whole day to be eating hamburgers and greasy fast foods, no wonder the fda wants to get ride of the hamburgers and all the crap, they should also get ride of those frozen meals and get them lazy people to cook their own food.
2006-12-12 06:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by mayra 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Their climate and culture is different to ours they have a siesta in the afternoon so they are not ready to eat until later as they often go back to work
2006-12-12 05:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by AndyPandy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
love Spanish food yummmmmmmm
2006-12-12 06:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by sharon B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By Spanish do you mean Spanish, or do you mean Latino's in general or Mexican or Puerto Rican because they all have different customs.
2006-12-12 05:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i did not know that i had a spanish friend and he ate no different than anyone else
2006-12-12 05:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋