Taking a Nap

Twelvefret

Twelvefret

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Since retiring, one thing I enjoy is taking a nap. It is usually around noon and during the broadcast of Performance Today. I like to have it playing softly in the background. I don't always fall asleep, but I enjoy just the same of spending 30 minutes to an hour somewhere in a sleep pattern or not.

I just read that nap taking is common in several countries. Americans are too busy.
 
Smiffy

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Really common in hotter parts of Europe, shops close and the streets are deserted.


Used to enjoy a daytime sleep after taking my dog on a long country walk, we would come home, share a lunch, put on an old film on the TV and sleep and snore, bliss.
 
Twelvefret

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BlacknTan said:
I try very hard not to nap during the day... I don't want to upset my sleep at night. That said, about 2:30 PM I will have a lie down and just rest my eyes for 20 minutes or so.
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When I was working it usually meant driving to and from accounts. It was no uncommon to get sleepy in the afternoon. I later read that it was caused by dehydration. I began to carry water in the vehicle.
 
Mangegrain

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It used to be still common in south France in the 70's.

As a north-east France kid spending most of his summers in Provence I couldn't stand these long "sieste" (nap) times when every store was closed, most local kids stayed home, and you had to either take a nap (not me, no way) or keep silent enough to let adults sleep.

The practice faded in the 80's with malls replacing the old local area stores in cities but I think it's still strong in the countryside.

I think I could enjoy this nap tradition now.
 
BlacknTan

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Twelvefret said:
When I was working it usually meant driving to and from accounts. It was no uncommon to get sleepy in the afternoon. I later read that it was caused by dehydration. I began to carry water in the vehicle.
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That's interesting...

I always heard that we get tired around 3 PM because our bodies are working hard to digest out lunch... I guess some bodies have to work harder than others,,:laugh:
 
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