Spain's wake-up call

Orlando Sentinel: In the highly competitive global economy, the old ways aren't always the best. Spain's leaders have decided the traditional midday siesta puts the country at a distinct disadvantage.
While other Europeans are toiling away, Spaniards are napping -- or they're stuck in traffic jams trying to get home for their siestas. While Spaniards are working late into the night to make up for lost time, most of their European Union counterparts have long since gone home.
It is inevitable that the global economy will force this cultural change, but the Spaniards aren't taking this lying down -- so to speak. The siestas continue despite government urgings to limit lunch to 45 minutes.
Sooner or later they'll face hard facts: You can't win the rat race with a two-hour pit stop.