> Would be great to be able to chug like two liters of water and go about your day reasonably hydrated.
During Ramadan (not Eid as someone pointed out!), most Muslims refrain from eating or drinking during the day, and Muslims are highly overrepresented in warmer countries, so it's definitely possible, though maybe not comfortable.
During the lunar month of Ramadan. Eid is the first day of the following month when Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan. (There is an unrelated separate Eid at a different point in the year).
When I lived with Saudis during Ramadan in college, their fasting strategy was mostly to just sleep all day and wake up a little before sundown. I ate some really delicious food during that month!
I have often visited Morocco and lived in Malaysia for some time.
Sort of, yes. During noon and afternoon most shops, restaurants, and other places were closed. Certain essential things were open. There was also a divide between rural vs urban, with urban have more open stores.
Especially in Morocco this didn't seem too uncommon even outside of Ramadan though as its often simply too hot to really work during the day.
Depends on the country. When we lived in Saudi, during Ramadan most stores took the morning off and were open well into the night (like midnight). Many businesses (banks etc) did a morning shift (9-1) and then an evening shift (6-10).
No. Rather productivity is down 50% or more for the entire month.
Imagine two civilizations otherwise equal. One works 12/12=100% of the year, and the other 11.5/12=96% of the years. Then compound the gains over 14 centuries!
Not just uncomfortable. I remember reading that women who are in early stage of pregnancy during that time are more likely to have disabled kids. (Women who know about pregnancy dont have to fast, so it affects early stages the most).
During Ramadan (not Eid as someone pointed out!), most Muslims refrain from eating or drinking during the day, and Muslims are highly overrepresented in warmer countries, so it's definitely possible, though maybe not comfortable.