You know you’ve lived in Spain when:

1. You can’t for the life of you figure out why bars and clubs keep closing down just as you get started with a night out. Surely the night’s just beginning?

2. You aren’t just surprised that the plumber, painter or repairman has turned up on time; you’re surprised he turned up at all.

3.  You think it’s nice to tell everyone how great they look today.

4. Not giving every new acquaintance dos besos just feels so rude.

5. What’s with all this butter on toast? And where’s the olive oil? Toast without olive oil? Is this a joke?

6. You forget to say please and thank you when asking for things. You implied it in your tone of voice, right?

7. You don’t see sunflower seeds as a healthy snack - they’re just what the cool kids eat.

8. Every sentence you speak in English contains at least one of the following: ‘bueno,’ ‘vale,’ ‘venga,’ ‘pues nada’…

9. You recognize clapping as an art form, not just a way to express approval.

10. You have friends named Jesus, José María, María José, Ángel, and Inmaculada Concepción. Many of each, in fact.

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1 Comment »

  1. El Casareño inglés said,

    February 8th, 2008 @ 12:16 pm

    That would have been Benavista then. You forgot to mention the timeshare crew occupying the offices above.

    Only Torremolinos rivals it.

    I’ll be dropping in now and again.

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