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Miguel Marcos
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Locale:
Middle Iberia
 		Siesta on 06/11/2008 07:58:01 MDT Print View

> French shops are mostly shut down between 1:00 pm
> and 4:00 pm for a siesta. Don't ask me why. This
> strange and annoying custom made food shopping
> difficult at times.

Not strange and annoying for the shopkeepers, though, I'll bet!