You know you've lived in Spain when...



1) You think 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 just surprised that the plumber/decorator has turned up on time, you're surprised he turned up at all.

4) You've been part of a botellon.

5) You think it's fine to comment on everyone's appearance. And to openly stare at strangers.

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

7) You're shocked by people getting their legs out at the first hint of sun - surely they should wait until at least late June?

8) On msn you sometimes type 'jajaja' instead of 'hahaha'

9) You think the precious aceite is a vital part of every meal. And don't understand how anyone could think olive oil on toast is weird.

10) You're amazed when TV ad breaks last less than half an hour, especially right before the end of films.

11) You forget to say please when asking for things - you implied it in your tone of voice, right?

12) You love the phenomenon of giving 'toques' - but hate explaining it in English

14) You don't see sunflower seeds as a healthy snack - they're just what all the cool kids eat.

15) You know what a pijo is and how to spot one.

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

17) You know what 'resaca' means. And you probably had one at least once a week when you lived in Spain.

18) You know how to eat boquerones.

19) A bull's head on the wall of a bar isn't a talking point for you, it's just a part of the decor.

20) You eat lunch after 2pm & would never even think of having your evening meal before 9.

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

22) If anyone insults your mother, they better watch out...

23) You know how to change a bombona. And if you don't, you were either lazy or lucky enough to live somewhere nice.

24) It's not rude to answer the intercom to your flat by asking 'Quien?' (or maybe that was just my flatmate...)

25) You don't accept beer that's anything less than ice-cold.

26) The fact that all the male (or female) members of a family have the same first name doesn't surprise you.

27) The sound of mopeds in the background is the soundtrack to your life.

28) You know that the mullet didn't just happen in the 80s. It is alive and well in Spain.

29) You know the differenc between cojones and cajones, tener calor and estar caliente, bacalao and bakalao, pollo and polla, estar hecho polvo and echar un polvo...and maybe you learned the differences the hard way!

30) On a Sunday morning, you have breakfast before going to bed, not after you get up.

31) You don't see anything wrong with having a couple of beers in the morning if you feel like it.

32) Floors in certain bars are an ideal dumping ground for your colillas, servilletas etc. Why use a bin?!

33) You see clapping as an art form, not just a way to express approval.

34) You know ensaladilla rusa has nothing to do with Russia.

35) When you burst out laughing every time you see a Mitsubishi Pajero

36) You have friends named Jesus, Jose Maria, Maria Jose, Angel, maybe even Inmaculada Concepcion...

37) You know that 'ahora' doesn't really mean now. Hasta ahora, ahora vuelvo...etc

38)When you make arrangements to meet friends at 3, the first person turns up at 3.15...if you're lucky!

39) Central heating is most definitely a foreign concept. In winter, you just huddle around the heater under the table & pull the blanket up over your knees...and sleep with about 5 blankets on your bed!

40) Most women under 30 own a pair of those attractive 'Aladdin' style trousers with the crotch around the knees (you know what I mean!)

41) Aceite de oliva is 'muy sano', of course. So you help yourself to a bit more.

42)When women think that clear bra straps are in fact invisible.

43) When it's totally normal for every kitchen to have a deep-fat fryer but no kettle.

44) Te cagas en la leche....

45) To avoid that cheap Eristoff vodka you have to ask for 'un esmirnoff'

46) When you know what a guiri is / have been called one

47) When you add 'super' in front of any adjective for emphasis

48) When it's completely normal for men and women to have at least one facial piercing

49) When you pay for something that's, say, 8.50, you always ask, 'Quieres el cincuenta?'

50) Blonde girls actually start to think their name is 'rubia'

51) When you accept that paying with a 50 euro note is going to get you a dirty look if you're buying something that costs less than 40 euros

52) If something is great, it's 'de puta madre'

53) You can eat up to 5 times a day - first breakfast, 2nd breakfast around 11.30, almuerzo, merienda, cena

54) You know the jingle for Los Cuarenta Principales...

55) If you see someone wearing a T-shirt with something written on it in English, you can almost guarantee it won't make sense. (Pebble Night was a personal favourite)

56) When you go into a bank/bakery etc, it's standard practice to ask 'Quien es la ultima?'

57) Who needs a dryer when you have a washing line outside the window of your apartment?

58) You know what 'marcha' and 'juerga' are. (Of course!)

59) You are more likely to call your friends tio/a, nena, chaval, macho or even tronco than their real name.

60) Love it or hate it, you can't escape reggaeton.

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Pues sí, más o menos describe la vida de los Erasmus en España... pero pocos españoles conozco yo que cumplan ni la tercera parte de eso.

No está mal, ¿te lo ha pasado alguna chati?.

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“There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of the voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved.” - Ludwig von Mises, "Human Action, A Treatise of Economics" Yale University Press, 1949

Lo de añadir "super" a los adjetivos es algo que me repatea las pelotas. Creo que en mi otra vida debí ser lingüista

muy bueno. Me ha hechop mucha gracia.

"...when you post topics in the wrong sub-board whitout apparent reason".

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Ya no hay Izquierda ni Derecha, lo único que hay ahora es Arriba y Abajo - Un forero

Pero de verdad ¿qué tiene de raro tender en las cuerdas del patio?

Las secadoras te dejan la ropa hecha polvo y te dura un cuarto de hora. Lo que sí es raro de cojones es ir a una lavandería a lavar en una lavadora que usa tó Dios tus braguitas y ropa propia.

Eso sí que no lo entiendo. ¿Se llevan a la oficina el saco de ropa?
¿Alguien ha vivido en los yuesei y sabe por qué no tienen lavadoras en casa?

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La cara de vinagre que tiene últimamente la dueña de la inmobiliaria de debajo de mi casa es impagable -Yo-

Yo seco todo con la secadora y no me estropea la ropa. Hay que saber utilizarla y no se tiene que usar aire caliente para todo.

Existen lavanderias porque hay complejos de apartamentos que no tienen lavadora/secadora en cada apartamento, generalmente apartamentos de los 60-70 (cuestion de espacio) y estudiantes que no quieren comprarse una lavadora/secadora.
Yo siempre he tenido en donde he vivido, ahora tengo dos pares, el de la unidad que alquilo y los mios (relegados al sotano).

HA HA HA HA HA

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"Cuantas más leyes y decretos, más ladrones aparecen." Lao-Tse

什麼更多法律和旨令，更多竊賊出現

Jajajajaja!

Opps, sorry, I meant: hahahaha!

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He tomado la decisión de vivir para siempre o morir en el intento.

Te aseguro que no había visto tu post antes de responder al de Pollo.

Y por cierto, es harto saludable tanto el aceite de oliva como comer 5 o más veces a lo largo del día. Eso sí, en menor cantidad. Es mucho mejor ir comiendo a lo largo del día muchas veces pero poco, que pocas veces y hartarte.

Y si no lo haces, entonces eres un inglés "come-judías-con-ketchup".

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He tomado la decisión de vivir para siempre o morir en el intento.

Vivo en México, y llevo la ropa a lavar a la lavandería. Para una persona sola es mucho más cómodo, no te tienes que preocupar por nada. Llevas la ropa después del curro, y al dia siguiente a esa misma hora me la tienen lista. Me sale como a 75 centimos el kilo de ropa. Así no gasto en agua, ni en secadora (gasta muchísimo), ni en detergente. Y sobre todo, me quito del rollo de tender y planchar (con secadora sale con pocas arrugas).

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En ningún otro país de la UE se han violado de tal modo y en tal magnitud los derechos de propiedad de los ciudadanos

Parlamento Europeo, Documento de Trabajo sobre la misión de investigación en Madrid, la Comunidad Valenciana y Andalucía