Spanish stereotypes: statistics tell us they have Mondays, too

The sun, the beach and the noisy fiesta were commodities exploited to attract tourists – in real life, Spaniards work longer hours than most Europeans, writes Carmen Morán.

• Carmen Morán, El País
• guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 January 2012 13.32 GMT 

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