because honestly the vast majority of the ones I had occasion to know (because I was teaching their kids) were (IMHO) quite unstructured in the way they approached putting kids to bed, having a regular routine, etc.

I WISH life went on as normal here during Ramadan...it's one of my biggest pet peeves about the Gulf (or maybe it's just Qatar). But when Ramadan comes, suddenly it's license to wake up later, be less productive, go home earlier, sleep until sunset then stay up all night -- at least for a lot of folks that's how it seems. Granted not everyone behaves this way...but there are so many accommodations that seem to be expected and par for the course during that month that it makes me question how people can see it as much of a sacrifice.

"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou