hello, in barcelona (which may be spain but many here don't agree) working hours depend on the sector. ex: banks 8.00 to 14,30. shops: 9.00 to 13.30 and 16.30 to 20.00. commercial areas, big marts 10.00 to 22.00, bars and discos, totally discretional up to 6.00 in the morning. pakistani groceries 24 hours even on sundays.etc. good you are curious about barcelona. if you come here i wouldn't count the time to work for you. i know this is only a language interchange site but after you have lerant the language sure you can do something with it, right? best regards, pretty.

it seems the same of the world

I think you should change "Barcelona" to "Spain", as you are comparing it with other countries. 09:00-17:00 09:00-13:30 "lunch" 16:30-20:30 This are the two much common

Traditionally it's from 09:00 - 17:00, but these days most jobs have different working hours. And actually employers often say "No 9-17 mentality" in their job ads. (Basically because this is now associated with people who only work for the money, rather than who actually want to work for the company.) However, as a general guideline 09:00 - 17:00 is pretty much okay though. It could 8:00 - 16:00 for example, so the employee can leave work before everyone else. Most of the traffic jams are around 7:00 - 8:00 and 17:00 - 18:00. The same goes for subways etc. Around 7:00 - 8:00 and 17:00 - 18:00 it's like being a sardine in a sardine tin, but outside those hours it's pretty relaxed and you can often get a seat.