When referring to afternoon snap, there was a report called The Afternoon Snap Culture of China on the Swissinfo news website. The report shows their confusion on the deep-rooted chinese tradition of afternoon snap and what they could not understand most are the afternoon snap occasions Chinese chose and their various and strange sleeping postures. Western people do not understand why Chinese, distinguished for their diligence and operational capability, choose to steal time to relax by taking a nap. In fact, this is not strange at all. After all, there is a world of difference in culture, customs and food between China and western countries. Maybe there is huge wisdom of Chinese people hiding in the “afternoon snap” culture!
China has the culture of regimen since ancient times with the development of traditional Chinese medicine. Regimen emphasize the concept of “sleep in midnight and snap at noon”, believing this can nourish yin and yang and could be beneficial to health and brain.
Western countries think that having an afternoon snap is not only a waste of time, but also an expression of lacking of passion to work and study and being in poor health. What’s more, snapping in a public occasion is regarded as an impolite behavior.
Chinese people have an afternoon snap since they were young, and everyone does, which turns into a habit.
Families and schools in western countries seldom have afternoon snap habit.
Chinese staple food is rice and wheat, and they eat the most when they have lunch. Excessive intake of food may lead to reactive hypoglycemia after the meal, which stimulates a massiveamount of insulin, and then causes people to be sleepy.
Western people base their diet on meat and eat the least at lunch. The Glycemic index of meat is close to zero and therefore, western people’s blood sugar would be relatively stable after meal.
You can prepare
a cushiona in waist
for leaning on
A inflated
neckpillow is
requisite
Lying in chair can
make the best
posture
Do not have
an afternoon snap
after the meal
Prepare a blanket
to keep warm
Have an afternoon
snap between 12o’clock
and 14o’clock, it will be
best when it lasts for
20 to 30 minutes
Buffer yourself
after the
afternoon snap
