facts of spain

some little known facts about daily life in Spain:

if you bump into someone, they will not even notice/say sorry/nada

milk to buy at the grocery store is not in the refrigerated section?? in fact it stays good for more than 2 months if you dont open it..so weird! tastes a little funny too and is in a large plastic bottle as well, never a jug.

1.23 dollars = one euro

anytime you go out to eat, ordering water from the tap is not possible. upon ordering water, you will recieve bottled water, and it will cost you 2 euros or more. opposite from saving money in the US by ordering h2o.

paella, which is on signs outside of restaurants everywhere, and especially in the tourist districts, is only traditionally a thursday menu item only. any other time is just an adaptation to tourist demands.

"Barca" refers to the futbol team only. it does not stand for the city.

people of barcelona eat gelato everyday. come and you will see how/why.

mailboxes are yellow here. and stamps are very expensive..about 79 eurocents.

normal time for lunch is 1-4 pm, dinner is usually small, (tapas), from 930-12, and is a very relaxed drawn out time for chatting and sitting outside.

there are dreadlocks everywhere! gianttttt and longggg ones!

you are not allowed to touch ANYTHING in la boqueria or any other open air mercados. instead, you dictate to the vendor what youd like.

it is not uncommon to go without tipping in spain. taxes and a regular salary are already included for the camarrero, or waiter, so they are usually unnecessary in any amount over 5%. Service is also very slow and seems poor or nonexistent at times to anyone from the US. no motivation, as they already receive salary.

peanut butter is notttt sold here. neither is artificial sweetener.

finally, when walking down the street, any girl will notice...in spain, esp. in Barcelona, its alllll about crazy awesome shoes. amazing shoes aquí.

C