Spain: 10 Culture Shocks of Visiting Spain - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Nick
Plenty of cliches about so many topics I don't know where to start. I'm Spanish and you will definetly need a watch in Spain. Not everybody is having a siesta. Although, there is a 2 hours lunch time, people don't clock out at work until 9 pm or even 10 pm. even white collar jobs. Spain is not at the South of Mexico like most Americans I've met myself normally belive. So, get yourself a bit of education and don't put the whole country in the same bag.
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Plenty of cliches about so many topics I don't know where to start. I'm Spanish and you will definetly need a watch in Spain. Not everybody is having a siesta. Although, there is a 2 hours lunch time, people don't clock out at work until 9 pm or even 10 pm. even white collar jobs. Spain is not at the South of Mexico like most Americans I've met myself normally belive. So, get yourself a bit of education and don't put the whole country in the same bag.
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Jo
Second, my ex husband was in the US Navy and his ship (back in 2012) was gonna do a Port O Call in Spain. Around that time, the running of the bulls in Pamplona was gonna be happening. He was begging to attend. He tried to use the THAT'S MY HERITAGE, YOU CAN'T DENY ME THAT! He sort of had a case there, since his paternal grandpa escaped the Spanish Civil War on a boat in the early 1940's, so.
Still, was not allowed.
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Second, my ex husband was in the US Navy and his ship (back in 2012) was gonna do a Port O Call in Spain. Around that time, the running of the bulls in Pamplona was gonna be happening. He was begging to attend. He tried to use the THAT'S MY HERITAGE, YOU CAN'T DENY ME THAT! He sort of had a case there, since his paternal grandpa escaped the Spanish Civil War on a boat in the early 1940's, so.
Still, was not allowed.
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Jo
Sooooooooo glad Spanish is my primary language. Then again, my Spanish has seseo, and I can't replicate (not even in English) the Th sound at all, so I'd be pronunciating Barcelona as Barselona (for example. even tho I can easily be mistaken for a local (I have extremely similar hair, features and complexion to the likes of Paz Vega and Penelope Cruz, albeit I'm waaaaay taller and somewhat more voluptuous.
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Sooooooooo glad Spanish is my primary language. Then again, my Spanish has seseo, and I can't replicate (not even in English) the Th sound at all, so I'd be pronunciating Barcelona as Barselona (for example. even tho I can easily be mistaken for a local (I have extremely similar hair, features and complexion to the likes of Paz Vega and Penelope Cruz, albeit I'm waaaaay taller and somewhat more voluptuous.
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Marilyn
I teach Spanish so I am super biased, but yes, Spaniards are so, so fun and helpful! Very open and welcoming as a general rule. They also appreciate Americans who even just TRY to use Spanish. even if it is halting: -) That being said, respecting their customs with time, dinner hour, etc. is something tourists need to observe. shows appreciation for their culture.
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I teach Spanish so I am super biased, but yes, Spaniards are so, so fun and helpful! Very open and welcoming as a general rule. They also appreciate Americans who even just TRY to use Spanish. even if it is halting: -) That being said, respecting their customs with time, dinner hour, etc. is something tourists need to observe. shows appreciation for their culture.
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Georges
Very good tips. The one that will stand you in better stead, as mentioned: avoid overly touristy restaurants and shops. It's so easy to find something so much better just round the corner. Also, avoid bullfighting unless you know very well what bullfighting is. Being born in Spain, I have never gone to a fight and I will never go. I know I won't enjoy it at all.
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Very good tips. The one that will stand you in better stead, as mentioned: avoid overly touristy restaurants and shops. It's so easy to find something so much better just round the corner. Also, avoid bullfighting unless you know very well what bullfighting is. Being born in Spain, I have never gone to a fight and I will never go. I know I won't enjoy it at all.
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Cora
Government offices don't do a long lunch break (what y'all insist in calling siesta, because why would one try to learn what words mean before borrowing them): they work until a very late lunch hour and don't come back.
And for small stores without enough employees for two shifts, that break is the payout for non-retail workers being able to shop after work.
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Government offices don't do a long lunch break (what y'all insist in calling siesta, because why would one try to learn what words mean before borrowing them): they work until a very late lunch hour and don't come back.
And for small stores without enough employees for two shifts, that break is the payout for non-retail workers being able to shop after work.
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Juan
Siesta is not 3 hours sleeping in a row from 14 to 17. In Spain we have lunch from 14 to 16, so people go home for making and having lunch, only some of them can rest or sleep a little bit. For us, the meaning of siesta is only the time you take a nap after lunch. Therefore not all people can practice a siesta and who practices it is for 30 minutes or an hour.
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Siesta is not 3 hours sleeping in a row from 14 to 17. In Spain we have lunch from 14 to 16, so people go home for making and having lunch, only some of them can rest or sleep a little bit. For us, the meaning of siesta is only the time you take a nap after lunch. Therefore not all people can practice a siesta and who practices it is for 30 minutes or an hour.
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victor
You guys ae obsessed with 'siesta' it happens also in France or Italy and it doesnt seem to be a problem. Where does this biass come from? envy from when you fidnt know how to row and we had gone already around the globe? You yhink that you know about Spain but you had no idea. Better talk about the way you treat the indigenous populations in your country
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You guys ae obsessed with 'siesta' it happens also in France or Italy and it doesnt seem to be a problem. Where does this biass come from? envy from when you fidnt know how to row and we had gone already around the globe? You yhink that you know about Spain but you had no idea. Better talk about the way you treat the indigenous populations in your country
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Ana
Eating churros and drinking cocoa for breakfast is way too much for me.
As a Portuguese I've been to Spain inumerous times but I have never felt that connection with the country, and I feel the Portuguese are very different from the Spaniards. Many people, from both countries, say we are siblings but I've never felt that way, except for Galicia.
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Eating churros and drinking cocoa for breakfast is way too much for me.
As a Portuguese I've been to Spain inumerous times but I have never felt that connection with the country, and I feel the Portuguese are very different from the Spaniards. Many people, from both countries, say we are siblings but I've never felt that way, except for Galicia.
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Vigo
I have been to Spain several times, Basque Country, Catalunya, Galicia and a day in Sevilla. Biggest shock is that I can not drink their water, tried different brands and all give me the runs. Luckly for me their Wine, Zumos and Beers are amazing so I can do without the water lol.
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I have been to Spain several times, Basque Country, Catalunya, Galicia and a day in Sevilla. Biggest shock is that I can not drink their water, tried different brands and all give me the runs. Luckly for me their Wine, Zumos and Beers are amazing so I can do without the water lol.
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