No matter how beneficial the habit of the midday siesta may be, in today's homogenized world, it is becoming harder to observe even in Greece. In older times, the siesta was built inextricably into everyone's daily schedule. Even children could not escape it, as mothers would corall them and tell them in no uncertain terms to stay in bed and be silent so that the rest of the family could sleep in peace. Working schedules were always on split hours at least over the summer months. Work would stop around 1pm and everybody would go home for lunch and the siesta. Life would resume after 5pm, usually with a coffee often shared with neighbours, which would inadvertently promote good neighbourly relations as well.
Nowadays, some people work continuous schedules and some don't. In the summer time, with high temperatures and long hours of daylight, a lot of people will enjoy their siesta anyway. Unfortunately for many the siesta hours have been shifted later in the afternoon. This, in my opinion, is not the best choice as the day is gone by the time the siesta is over. Nevertheless, this suits the nightbirds just fine since their 'evening' starts around 11pm and lasts till next morning sometimes! This much for a healthy lifestyle in Greece!!
Do I take my siesta? What do you think?