You know you've gone local in Spain when.... examples of how you know you are becoming a local!

You know you've gone local in Spain when....


Here is a list of things that happen to foreigners who have spent a long time in Spain:

1) Adding lemonade, fanta or even coke to red wine is perfectly acceptable. Especially at lunch time.

2) You can't get over how early bars & clubs shut back home - surely they're shutting just as you should be going out?

3) You aren't surprised that the plumber/decorator has turned up on time, you're surprised he turned up at all.

4) You've been in a Botellón. Botellón is a Spanish activity when people congregate in public areas to socialize while drinking alcohol. The activity is most popular among teenagers and young adults, partly due to rising drink prices at bars or clubs, and partly because more people can meet in one place.

6) Not giving every new acquaintance "dos besos" seems rude.

7) You're shocked when people are sunbathing before June.

8) On chat and in e-mails you sometimes type 'jajaja' instead of 'hahaha'

9) You think aceite olive oil is a vital part of every meal.

10) You're amazed if a TV ad breaks last less than 15 minutes, especially just before the end of a movie.

11) Every sentence you speak contains one of these words: 'bueno,' 'coño,' 'vale,' 'venga,' 'pues nada'...

12) You eat lunch after 2pm & would never have your evening meal before 9pm.

13) You know that after 2pm there's no point in going shopping, you might as well just have a siesta until 5ish when the shops might re-open.

14) Don't insult anyone's mother.

15) You know how to change a "bombona". 

16) You know the differenc between cojones and cajones, tener calor and estar caliente, bacalao and bakalao, pollo and polla.

17) You add 'super' in front of any adjective for emphasis
Last Updated on Sunday, 23 June 2024 12:03
 

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