onsdag, januari 23, 2013

You know you've been in Spain too long when...


  •  You have dinner at 10 pm and only start getting ready to go out at 11 pm. You never get back home until 3 am, and more often at dawn.
  • On some Sunday mornings you have breakfast before going to bed, not after you get up.
  • You plan your life around the siesta. No need to try to find something open between 2 and 5 pm !
  • You wear your rucksack on backwards to protect it from pickpockets.
  • You stop asking locals for directions because you know they will point at any direction if they don't know.
  • You get into conversations with complete strangers all the time.
  • You look for El Corte Inglès department stores whenever you need so buy something.
  • You have forgotten the meaning of speed limit when driving your car.
  • You don't get nervous or offended when other drivers honk at you, and you actually do quite a bit a gratuitous tooting yourself.
  • You don't plan your activities too long in advance as you know unexpected events will turn up.
  • You drink wine all the time and even put wine in your lemonade (or the other way round).
  • You automatically answer mañana when asked to do something.
  • You know that 'ahora' doesn’t really mean now.
  • You know men in their forties who still live with their mothers.
  • You're known as the guiri.
  • You eat jamón all the time and know the difference between Jamón Ibérico and Jamón serrano.
  • You cheek kiss (twice) anybody you know, even new acquaintances.
  • You forget to say 'please' and 'thanks', and answer requests by 'yes, but...'
  • You know you have to take the whole day off whenever you need to get some official paperwork.
  • You think it's fine to drink coffee in a glass.
  • You answer the phone by saying ¿Digame?
  • You dry all your clothes on a line outside your apartment.
  • You think it’s fine to comment on everyone's appearance, and to openly stare at strangers.
  • 3 kommentarer:

    Anonym sa...

    Var ar du?

    Anonym sa...

    Det undrar jag också... saknar dina uppdateringar.

    Anonym sa...

    Pero donde andas?
    Man börjar ju bli orolig...

    Besos/ Carol