Afternoon sleep is also a common practice in Albania, Azores, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy (southern), Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, North Africa, Pakistan, the Philippines,Serbia, Slovenia, Taiwan and Vietnam.[citation needed] In these countries, the heat can be unbearable in the early afternoon, making a midday break at home ideal. In many areas with this habit, it is common to have the largest meal of the day in the very early afternoon, as is practical and common in farming
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