The hours are very different to what we are used to, but the locals just get on with it. We are in a different country so we have to change our way of thinking. I wouldn't want to work the hours they do here. The catalans that I know that work are hard workers, but as in Britain there will be scroungers and skivvers. From my experience working here and in England their are more lazy buggers in England than there seems to be here. That's why a lot of the jobs in England are given to Eastern Europeans. Some of the Catalans have taken pay cuts here to keep their jobs as as my friend in England has.
I am under no illusions about Catalunya, the govermnet has wasted so much money here, building roads that are not needed for instance. But if you live in a foreign country you have to accept they ways, as should foreigners in Britain should respect our ways.
People move on when they don't like it here, good luck to them if they decide to go, but where  ;Dever you live you have to adjust!!