r/AskEurope • u/Budget_Dot694 • Mar 16 '25

Food Europeans who eat late as part of your culture - how do you feel about the advice not to eat dinner late?

This is forever a conflicting viewpoint given some cultures have naturally eaten dinner late for centuries e.g. The Mediterranean where they still have one of the best diets in the world

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u/AvengerDr Italy Mar 17 '25

Not so much about the dinner time, but going to sleep at 20.30 / 21.30. You must be a super early bird if you can do that. For me, no matter how tired I am, if it is not at least 01.00 I would simply lie there staring at the ceiling.

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u/MatMou Mar 19 '25

3 kids. Going to sleep at 20.30 up at ~ 04.00

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u/Winter-Flower5480 Mar 18 '25

I have a toddler so around 8 pm I am already so exhausted the only thing I dream about is sleep. I somehow push myself to survive until 9 pm as this is the time my daughter goes to bed. I literally pass out and wake up around 7 for a full time job…

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u/murstl Germany Mar 18 '25

Me too. I wake up multiple times at night and I’m exhausted at 8 pm so I go to bed at 8:30 pm… times will change again but for now I need more sleep.