CULTURE SHOCKS in SPAIN
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 30. 11. 2020
- I've lived in Spain since 2016 and it was a big change from living in the USA. Don't get me wrong, I love Spain and I love the USA but both have some pretty crazy things about their culture that make you say, whatttttt???? Leave your biggest culture shocks in the comments! And subscribe if you'd like to đ
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I am gonna help you understand why restaurants are like this in Spain, here going to a restaurant is a social event, when you go to a restaurant you are going to spend time with friends or family and the restaurant expects you to want to spend time with them, however the waiter comes to your table when he sees you still havent been asked what you want, and the most important part, a waiter is never going to give you the bill or ask you if you want it, that would be lile pushing you out of the restaurant, you are there to enjoy food with friends, not to eat and go like in the US, when I learned how restaurants worked in the US I was thankful I had the information about how you treat customers because if a waiter brought me the bill without asking I feel the restaurant is extremly rude
Good point!
I loved that aspect of the restaurant service! You were not interrupted. Looking forward to moving from the US to Spain.
Yes. Eating out with friends in US sucks, its eat and go. You sit down, food arrives, eat for 15minutes, waiter brings you check, then you feel pressures to leave. Since you know waiters earn money by tips, the longer your group stays there and chat, you know they'll get less customers for the night, hence, fewer tips for their shift.
I wish they change this, it sucks
In America people eat out fairly regularly and itâs most often not a big cultural event. We hurry too much over here, and donât like to wait long for the bill. When we are with our extended family for a meal, I prefer to be at somebodyâs home, rather than in a restaurant because itâs easier to hear what people are saying.
Weâre really not used to waiting too long for someone to bring the bill.
I never went to the US, but if I had a waiter coming to my table all the time and being "super-nice" I would be really annoyed. I'm portuguese. We like our privacy and taking our sweet time when having a meal out. I don't think the service in Europe is the way it is because of no tips. It's our culture. Also, our waiters get their salary, like any other worker. So, we don't need to tip for them to survive. :)
Fully on board with that one. In fact, I avoid going to restaurants because I like privacy, the whole family can cook pretty well and if you have one too many glasses of wine you donât need to worry about driving after. Helping out with the cooking and cleaning after can be part of a comunal thing. We might go out for coffee after the meal, preferably close by so we can walk out what would have likely been a rich meal. We can also get into whatever debate without having other people eavesdropping on you if you ear at home. At times someone is going through some sort of personal problem and so we want our guest to feel at ease and safe. If someone needs to pour their hearts out, it will be fine. Having said that I will add that you need to be in a solid friendship with a Portuguese person to be asked into our homes most of the times, itâs not a privilege we extend to everyone.
Well I think tips probably are why you also donât get rushed out the door like they do here the US. Here, the more tables you have, the more money youâll make.
Eso que nadie saluda por la calle es porque vives en Madrid, dudo que la gente de Nueva York o San Francisco se salude por la calle tampoco jajaja. En mi pueblo todo el mundo saluda, aunque no nos conozcamos de nada, si no te miran raro
True!
Si, es mĂĄs cosa de pueblo
Exactly! I think this is a big city thing. I moved from Florida to NYC, had the same realization. If you go out of Madrid, you will probably find more greetings in the street.
Codrilo Dundee saludaba a la gente por la calle en New York
Yo la verdad que quede flipando con algunas cosas que dice en el video, y mira que estado en muchos sitios de España.....cuando estuve en CĂĄdiz la gente es maravillosa, Castilla y LeĂłn igual y es mĂĄs la comida de Castilla y LeĂłn me pareciĂł la mejor del paĂs con la andaluza y Castilla y LeĂłn parece que te metes en la Ă©poca medieval, Estados Unidos tampoco es lo mejor del mundo los supermercados la mayorĂa de ellos estĂĄn llenos de mierda y por no hablar de su comida para que encuentres algo natural de una huerta te las ves jodidas. Y eso de saludar??? Ali por nada ya te estĂĄn disparando y eso si no sufres insultos Racistas..., esta chica me parece la tĂpica niña pija que se lo Dan todo en la mano
I'm from Malaga and I currently live in Miami. In Spain we tend to curse a lot but we don't do it out of hate or to cause harm, It's just simply how we communicate and it's kind of like when you are around your friends and feel more open to talking with curse words. I can see why people would think we might be disrespectful especially since we are pretty loud people but it's just part of who we are it isn't meant to be taken in a harmful way. :)
The concept of swear words or rudeness is cultural. Words that would be rude in Mexico, are not in Spain. The difference is that in Spain, things are called by their name using Spanish words. No eufemism. In Mexico, saying "el culo del autobus" sounds very rude, but there is precision and efficiency of language in that phrase. Who says Germans are the only efficient people when speaking? Mexico adopted some cultural elements from USA. Spain still remains more culturally pure. So pure that everything is translated to Spanish. Well, most of things. For example, in theaters it is very difficult to find a movie with subtitles, everything is dubbed. When a game is released, it s released in Spanish. It becomes an annoyance when a company does not do the effort to translate materials.
@@josepablolunasanchez1283 Exactly. My mother was born and raised in Zamora and one day she decided to write down all of the Spanish idioms she could remember. I showed the list to a Cuban friend and she exclaimed, "Your mom says a lot of bad words!" My mother, who also speaks English fluently, would never curse in English. She finds that terribly improper. It's all very interesting.
Bread on the table and not on plate is normal for most places in Europe.
The table towel, wether made of cloth or paper is expected to be changed after every group has left, so as long as everyone has washed their hands, it should be clean.
Looks very medieval. And I say it in a positive light. Brings me the image in my mind of a scene from Lord of the rings or something from Dungeors and Dragons.
@@Ferreira019760 It still seems gross. As an American, if we don't have a separate bread plate, we always put bread on the side of our plate. There are water rings, wine rings, condiments, other plates, etc. on the table. We don't want our bread touching all of those items.
@@deannalarsen7161 the table always has a cloth or a paper cover and is changed each time a new customer comes to dine. Putting your bread on the side of your plate will get you lots of looks as itâs just not what ppl do over here. Myself coming from Canada I had to stop thinking that these cultural differences were wrong⊠they are just different. Same for when Europeans come over to North America. They see how things are done there that would never be done here. Not wrong or gross. Just different. Once you leave you American mindset behind living over here is very enjoyable. If not you will always be looking at things and comparing.
I think foreign people need to understand the difference between experiencing poor service at restaurants and just experiencing a different style. It's not about the tips, we just don't like to be bothered while we eat. If the waiters are rude or don't go to your table when you call them even if they are not busy, then that's poor customer service.
My point is, foreigners can find it weird and dislike it, it's ok, but saying it's not good because it's different from what they're used to is not very nice.
A waiter not coming when youâre calling him is not poor service lol itâs literally no service
The thing of the restaurants, about being all slow, its easy.
Here in Spain nobody is in a hurry, thats why things takes so long. The waiters sont want to rush you, because that could be seen as if they want you to go.
They give you time, being in a bar/restaurant is all about socializing and having a good time, not about eating fast and going back to whatever you have to do.
Yep, I love that! Here in US our culture is all about rushing the moments, and moving onto the next task (even if there isnât a next task). As well, specifically in restaurants, the waiters rely on tips for wage as you probably know and if a table were to leave without paying or forgetting to pay that usually will come out of the waiterâs pocket so handling the bill/tip as a waiter is a very important part but itâs still normal for people to stay around and chat after finishing a meal and even after paying the bill, but itâs not super common especially if the restaurant is very busy. But, I definitely like the âspanish styleâ of eating out it seems more relaxed, enjoyable, and more of a social event rather than just a meal event.
Exactly
even teachers swear đ and about yelling back at parents, or just talking back, yeah we do it sometimes when we think we are right, we believe age doesnât determine whoâs right and who isnât, so itâs normal. For example, american teens might sneak out of the house if their parents donât let them out, spanish teens would try to gain permission by discussing it. weâre not disrespectful, weâre just more authentic, we prefer to do less things behind peopleâs backs and be forward
came here to comment the same! I'm from Poland but I lived in Valencia and my teachers would swear sometimes. Also I agree, it's not about respect, it's about no bs mentality.
Lo de pagar la compra en el super tiene truco. Lo ideal es ir con tu carro o tu bolsa gigante, prepararlo donde deja caer los productos la cajera, y cuando los vas poniendo en la cinta para que cobre los has de poner en orden. Primero los mĂĄs pesados y difĂciles de aplastar y luego los mĂĄs blandos. De manera que conforme vaya cobrando, tĂș ya vas metiendo todo que ya estĂĄ en orden.
Infalible.
not only in Spain ... in most Europe, we tend to live or stay very close to family
who can afford ... it will build a bigger house so all the family stays together ... we love our families with good or bad ... not saying that americans don't, but it's weird to see that you flee from family so early ... anyway, it's family first and then the rest here
haha I don't think it's so much fleeing from your family, because the connection with our families normally remains very strong even if you move away. But I see your point, thanks!
I think another thing is that in the US independence is considered an important quality. This aspect of our culture also empowers those with abusive families to leave those families so they can live their own life. Unfortunately there are a lot of cultures that encourage you to stay with family even if they are abusive and put up with the abuse. There is also a difference between family closeness and family codependence which is unhealthy. And this idea that families need to be super close can enable unhealthy codependent behaviors between family members. I often find that families that seem like happy close families to the public, are often in reality very codependent, controlling and toxic with one another in private. And I donât believe itâs good to have closeness with family members who are âbadâ like you said âwe love our families good or badâ. No one should be a doormat or pansy and have to put up with abuse. And I come from a Latino family. A lot of Latino families are codependent and that is not something I think is good or healthy. Putting up with abuse is not a family value.
@@fulanadetal6099 That is extremely true and a very good point. My mother was born and raised in Spain. I was born and raised in the US. She was horribly toxic and abusive. At 18, I left the house and was finally free. Most of my friends did, too. In this economy, more 20-somethings are still living with their parents, but in the 80s and 90s, it was not very common to do so.
I would say you nailed most of those, however the trend of leaving your parentâs house is more related to work conditions than anything. The salaries are not that big for most of the young people and the rents in Madrid tend to be quite high in comparison to your incomes
Very true!
The family relationship in Spain is different in concept to what it is in other countries but there's just 2 things that contribute to being 30yo and living with parents (which wasn't that normal until lately):
Economy is terrible and working stability is difficult in Spain, there's simply lots of troubles finding a stable job that allow you rent or buy a house/flat, and still nowadays in most places a single salary is simply not enough to have an apartment for your own so people either live with a close friend a bf/gf or just live with family, cause why spend money to live with some strangers when you can spend 0 in rent and live with parents? (asuming your parents are not paying rent or loans for the house anymore).
There's a huge amount of young people that study up to 24 yo, then start working and they usually take 2-3 years to be fully economically independent. So even the successful ones have no stable income until pretty much late 20s. This is also one of the reasons people don't have a lot of childrens anymore.
Now there's the cultural thing. In Spain family is forever and really important for most, in fact parents and siblings talk to you pretty much daily or almost daily on a normal basis, you tell your day, you keep asking for advice, counseling, pretty much the whole life. When your parents get old it's normal to help them, support them and care for them same as they cared for you on your early days. In fact being far from parents is actually a factor that may make you unhappy with your life in here, and it's quite common. That's also one of the factors that make people live close to family in general. That mentality I know it's hard to understand for a foreigner but it's a key factor of our culture, we are really familiar and we make strong bonds that we can't ignore or undo. That got some good parts and bad parts.
Regarding the moving far from home... Spain is typically a country with a lot of regional identities to a point of almost being tribal identity. Like villages and towns and regions are really different just few Km away and people too. Most consider "home" to be our town, or village, our region... so in fact going to live 400km away from home we kinda feel we're not in our place of comfort, it's kind of a softer feeling than when you leave your country and emigrate. Most people I know, if they could choose, would live and work no further than 1h car drive from their birthplace.
I am a teacher living in the USA. Children in the United States do whatever they want, so they don't scream because their parents give them everything they ask for. In the private school parents complain about ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, you cannot say anything to a child or you will immediately have a parent asking what happened and why you dared to scold their child. As for children in public schools, I don't even want to start ...
So it is not completely true that the behavior of children in the USA is better than those in Spain. Although in the USA they call you Mr or Mrs
no son mas variados los supermecados en USA ni de coña...hay de todo En España pequeños,medianos y enormes...pero la distribucion de las ciudades,al ser diferente,seguramente cerca de donde vives tu,es posible que te pillen los pequeños o mediano-pequeños...Yo vivi un tiempo en Los Angeles y lo que si vi claramente superior fueron dos cosas en los super de Usa...al menos de L.A ...El tamaño gigantesco de muchos productos..que aqui seria impensable o se lo tomarian entre 5 o 6 personas.. ....zumos gigantes de 4 litros y medio...bolsas de patatas tamaño bolsa de basura jajajaja y despues,lo otro que vi claramente mas alli,es que hay muchas mas tonterias para goloseo ..porquerias vamos ...donuts de frambuesa,de naranja,de lo que quieras....de no se que de no se cuanto..fanta de mango,de tamarindo...de albondiga jajaj de todo ...queso con chile queso,con nueces,con pasas y caramelos si buscas...... es decir cosas de golosina y picar muchisimas mas..pero de materia prima..pescado carnes frutas..aceites,alimentos tradicionales puros y menos transgenia..etc..infinitamente mas variedad y mejores en España...aqui hay mercados tradicionales y productos de mucho mas abolengo y exquisitez.incluso te vas a a un carrefour o un auchan o lo que sea...da igual...te encontraras mil veces mejor pescado que en USA..o carne etc.....ademas de una cocina en general mucho mas sana...
coincido totalmente yo soy española y vivo en Suiza, un paĂs muy poco sospechoso de tercermundista y hay mucha mĂĄs variedad en España que aquĂ. Cuando estuve en EEUU lo que mĂĄs me gustĂł (y en aquel momento me pareciĂł positivo) fue la cantidad de mierdas, dulces, golosinas que habĂa y tambiĂ©n productos veganos y tal, pero si mirabas la informaciĂłn nutricional era totalmente porquerĂa que te vendĂan como si fuese sano. Esta chica no ha entendido ni la mitad, que se ponga mala y que la curen en su paĂs a ver que tal...
@@silavanaken3355 Ella dice "espero no ofender a nadie" y luego comienza a decir todo lo malo de España, y lo diferente ... es decir lo mejor, que es en Estados Unidos. Si no le gustan tantas cosas de España y cree que en Estados Unidos es mejor, por que se quedo a vivir en España?
En realidad no es que haya mĂĄs variedad, lo que pasa es que hay mĂĄs cajas con distintos colores, pero al final el producto es "el mismo".
ÂżPara quĂ© quieres 50 marcas de cereales si al final "son todos" maĂz en distintas formas o arroz inflado?
Pero quĂ© dices?! Hay muchĂsima mĂĄs variedad en EEUU. No puedes comprar ni la mitad de las cosas de allĂ en España
@@nso5625 Como que?
No nos quedamos en casa de nuestros padres hasta los 30 por gusto ni por cultura xD Los alquileres cada vez son mås altos y los sueldos menores, asà que si sumas el tiempo que tardas en conseguir un empleo, mås lo que tardes en conseguir todos los requisitos que te pidan para alquilar... con muuuucha suerte consigues irte a los 30, y encima seguramente tengas que compartir piso -.-" y ya de comprar una casa ni hablamos, o la heredas o te empeñas.
En mi zona Catalunya es raro ver a niños a la 1 de la madrugada en un bar con sus padres a menos que estén en vacaciones y solo como una excepción pero también es muy raro, depende de como sean sus padres.
Cuando estĂĄs en tu casa lo habitual es llevar zapatillas, porque los zapatos de la calle estĂĄn sucios. SĂ vas a casa de otra persona sigues calzado, a no ser que estĂ©s en una situaciĂłn de estar sentado/tumbado con una persona cercana (como viendo una pelĂcula con tus amigos), entonces puedes pedir permiso o te lo ofrecerĂĄn ellos.
Por otro lado, alguna gente prefiere estar descalza o con calcetines, especialmente si hace calor, pero los padres siempre intentan que sus hijos estĂ©n calzados ya que el suelo estĂĄ frĂo normalmente
En casa de mi padre no hay problema, vamos como nos da la gana. Pero a mi nunca me han dicho ponte las zapatillas que estĂĄ frĂo a mĂ mi madre me decĂa y me seguĂa diciendo: Ponte las zapatillas ostia que me manchas el suelo đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Ambos tienen parqué XD
Creo que algunas cosas que has comentado no son culturales realmente, son problemas generacionales. Por ejemplo vivir en casa de tus padres hasta los 30, no siempre sucede (por ejemplo yo) pero sĂ es cierto que sucede mucho por las crisis econĂłmicas de 2008 y demĂĄs. No hay trabajo y cuando lo hay no hay buen salario. Los jĂłvenes españoles no estĂĄn en casa de sus padres porque quieran si no porque no tienen otra opciĂłn. Otro problema generacional (no es cultural) es la educaciĂłn de los niños. Antes se hablaba con respeto a profesores y padres, ahora son los propios padres los que le falta el respeto a los profesores, no sĂ© cĂłmo hemos llegado a esa situaciĂłn, pero es asĂ.
Eso!
En determinado paĂs de Latinoamerica tambien ocurre lo del irrespeto a maestros.
Y sobre la crisis, en 2010 me hervĂa la sangre cuando se dijo que la productividad de España era baja. Era como culpar a los españoles por la crisis y encima decirles vagos. En realidad lo que bajĂł fue la producciĂłn, porque los clientes no compraban, por la crisis. Los españoles no solo trabajan mucho sino que encima lo hacen muy bien.
If you live in a big city they wont say hi,but in villages or rural areas yess
I stayed in Madrid for 2 months. I concur about grocery stores. But for me it was more of the quality than lack of options that was hard for me, especially cold cuts. Personally, I donât get walking around the house with no shoes or slippers, so I am with the Spaniards on that one. I didnât notice the loudness, or maybe I just forgot it. Then again, I was studying with non-Spaniards at the time, so maybe thatâs why our classroom was less loud. And yes children were out very late with their parents even during the week. I also joke that we east coast Americans and the Spaniards eat dinner at the exact same time: 5 pm NY time and 11 pm Madrid Time: the exact same moment.
Concerning the bagging in supermarkets: I am German living in South Africa. Here the cashier also does the bagging. It drives me up the wall and I need to do deep breathing in the queue. The queue could move twice as quickly if everyone did their own bagging instead of the poor cashier having to do everything. This would make the process more productive meaning the cashiers could be paid more. I start to get used to the slower pace until I visit Europe again and the impatience comes right back đ.
ohhh yesss, cashiering and bagging should not be a one person job. Either do it ourselves or have an extra person to bag everything haha.
I'm French living in South Africa. The bagging process got me questioning life đđ
@@valpatino they do that too in South Africa. It depends on the shop. But that is so weird for a French person used to bagging her own groceries.
The cashier bagging your items does not preclude one from assisting them. That's the way it works in the States. If I want the process to be faster, I'll help! and 100% of the time, the cashier will be appreciative as well.
@@ivyberyyll8849 In the US, almost every supermarket has a separate "bagger". The cashier scans the items and the conveyer belt moves the items to the end of the line to a person who bags your groceries and puts them in your cart. In many supermarkets, the baggers will even push the cart to your car and unload all of your groceries as a courtesy. We Americans are very spoiled in many ways!
Keeping kids out does happen in america pretty often you just have to know which cultures your dealing with... If you regularly salsa dance in the US you know someone that brings their kids out with them and they will still party it up until 2am
8:10 Now I understand why the American lady sitting next to me on my flight back to London was so uncomfortably friendly.
Uncomfortably? Lol. And we Americans always hear about Spaniards being "in your face" and talking your ear off.
The more I learn about the âshocking things for North Americans â, the more I like Spanish. I am very much looking forward to visiting Spain and, hopefully, retire there. At least, for a few months a year. Cheers
As an American, I feel the opposite. And my mother was born and raised in Spain.
I was shocked when you said we have little gluten free products when in Mercadona a LOT of things are gluten free (because the daughter of the owner is "celĂaca")
Hi Ana!! Yes I know, but if you ever travel to the USA and visit a super market youâll see that there are 100x the options đ
@@valpatino I've been in united states and I don't think it is really like that. The thing is that your supermarkets are way bigger so you can fit more stuff either either if it's gluten free or notđđ
If you have more it's because the big buildings. We can't have that much products in your little supermarkets compared to yours
Yep, I found everything I needed in Mercadona. Confirmed.
Parece que no lo pasaste bien en España, es una pena. Creo que en defensa de España dirĂ© que es un paĂs mĂĄs pacĂfico y con menos crĂmenes que en EEUU. Todas las sociedades tienen su violencia y problemas, pero los estadounidenses normalizais vuestros problemas y solo veis los ajenos. Un poco de autocrĂtica al hablar de los demĂĄs es un signo de educaciĂłn tambiĂ©n.
Ver los problemas ajenos y normalizar los propios es propio de la cultura de EEUU. En ocasiones se ofenden si les apuntas sus problemas. Incluso a veces se ofenden si tienes una opiniĂłn distinta. Y tambiĂ©n en su cultura algunos gustan de dar cĂĄtedra. Tu dices algo y vienen a refutarte hasta los chistes que haces. Creo que es la necesidad de validarse a si mismos. Obviamente hablo de socializaciĂłn fuera del ambiente laboral. En ese sentido es mĂĄs fĂĄcil socializar con españoles, porque no se toman las opiniones tan a pecho. La cultura de EEUU necesita mĂĄs empatĂa, lĂłgica y humanidad. Y encima los medios los llenan de miedo. No lo digo con afĂĄn despectivo, sino mĂĄs bien con tristeza, porque eso hace que la gente lo pase mal.
Como bien has dicho al principio del vĂdeo, depende de donde estĂ©s, en ciudades mĂĄs pequeñas o pueblos, casi todo el mundo saluda cuando te cruzas con alguien, y lo de ir con calzado en casa supongo que serĂĄ cosa de cada familia, en mi casa nunca nos han permitido mis padres ir con los zapatos, siempre zapatillas de casa, para no pisar el suelo con la suciedad de la calle o sino descalzo o calcetines. Me ha gustado el vĂdeo, tienes nuevo seguidor đđ
I don't know what small towns did you live in the U.S?
I live in L.A, nobody says hi to you when you're out and about, unless you are in a bar. If you greet anyone on the streets they look at you as if you were crazy.
Hahah yeah LA is definitely not small town Pennsylvania. I think itâs a suburban thing and not a city thing.
I feel like that's not a thing in New York City either!!
LOL in Georgia, that is totally a thing. If you make eye contact with someone , you say hi/hello. When I first came to madrid I did the same thing and got weird looks or men thinking im interested. Learned quickly its not a thing here LOL
En los pueblos pequeños y muchas zonas rurales aquà la gente también se saluda aunque no se conozcan!
Hola paisano
About the children. I get it. I can understand why you found it shocking. Here's the thing. We love to be with our families as much time as possible, if the parents go out to have dinner with friends, kids will go along with them. Dinners in Spain can take a loooong time. If we want to go get some drinks with friends, like going to pubs, then, kids stay at home, probably not with a babysitter, but with one of their grannies. But as long it's just dinner, even if it ends at 12:00 or 01:00 AM, during holidays, kids will come along. And I find it precious, because I spend as many time as I possibly can with my kids. Plus, this help the kids to socialize and learn how to behave in public spaces.
en España se trabaja para vivir en EEUU se vive para trabajar esa es la gran diferencia por eso cuand te sientas a comer o cenar en un restaurante o una terraza de bar, los camareros no te agobian enseguida, no hay prisas para disfrutar de una velada en amigos o familia, es mucho mas incomodo acabar de cenar y que te den la factura para que abandones la mesa como si fueras un objeto que una vez cobrado ya no sirve
Puede ser! Las dos maneras tienen ventajas y desventajas
La mesa donde comemos siempre se limpia antes de poner la comida.
El pan lleva siglos siendo un alimento tan bĂĄsico que tenemos el dicho de "contigo, pan y cebolla".
El servicio no es malo en todas partes, visita AndalucĂa y verĂĄs
AquĂ la gente no se va de casa de los padres hasta los 30 porque (sobretodo en ciudades grandes) el alquiler es carĂsimo, en Barcelona por ejemplo reza lo que sepas para conseguir siquiera una habitaciĂłn por menos de 400âŹ
Sumale que cobramos una puta mierda minimo hasta los 20 y largos (con estudios).
I've been to huge supermarkets in many places in spain comparable to USA. Grocery stores are in neighborhood areas.
British culture seems to be part way between Spanish and American culture. You take your shoes off indoors like America. But table service is slow and you mostly have to pack your own bags in the supermarket like Spain.
Yeah, I think so too!
Hola, Val, en cuanto a tu comentario sobre lo que tardan los camareros en traer la cuenta (aunque en general tienes razĂłn en pensar asĂ, pues tardan bastante, aunque depende mucho de la categorĂa del restaurante, de la ciudad, del pueblo o de la regiĂłn en donde estĂ©s) eso tiene su explicaciĂłn: aquĂ los camareros tienen un sueldo, y mal que bien pueden vivir de Ă©l, y el que le des o propina o no, no es mĂĄs que un sobresueldo. En los EEUU no es asĂ, tienen que esforzarse mucho para que les den los tips. Eso en cuanto a los camareros, pero es que ademĂĄs, en cuando a los comensales y clientes, no solemos ir apurados de tiempo (es una de las ventajas de la jornada partida), estamos relajados y nos gusta socializar y hacer largas sobremesas, con los amigos, compañeros o familiares, y no tenemos prisa en pagar. En todo caso, cuando quiero irme enseguida, me levanto y pago en la barra sobre la marcha.
También, sobre lo que comentas de los saludos, sà que lo hacemos con desconocidos, pero esto ocurre en proporción inversa al tamaño de la ciudad: mientras mås grande y mås agente haya (Madrid, Barcelona, etc.), menos nos saludamos. En los pueblos nos saludamos todos. También, cuando te cruzas con una persona en solitario, incluso en una ciudad.
So I'm a bit late but I really wanted to comment some of your points. đ
1. The bread on the table, I actually got surprised. What you said about the table being dirty. Idk. In restaurants they always bring it to you in a basket I never really put it on the table and at my house if it's on the table it's because it's on a clean Tablecloth, if not we put it in a bowl.
2. Bad service restaurants. It surprised me honestly, other American people didn't even pointed this out. They pointed out the differences, but never said anything about bad service. They're just doing their job, they're not gonna be around you all the time, they're just gonna take your order, bring it to you and that's it. And we don't go to a restaurant in hurries, we like to enjoy the time and the food there. If you want to be in a hurry go to a fast food restaurant or ask food online/ to your house or whatever XD
3. About not having that many options like over there. I actually said something something about it in other comment. But basically it's a question of space. I have been to united states and every store and supermarket I saw were is huge. We indeed have the options, but it really depends on how big the store is and we do have big supermarkets like there but it's just not the usual, and even less in Madrid. Big cities may have the big one, but it's just one. You have to consider we are a really small county compared to USA. We cannot have supermarkets like those, that space we use it for the malls. XD
About the the vegan and vegetarian products is true though. We are working on it. Slowly.
4. Wearing shoes. You only talked about a Birthday party and not really about spending time at home without any kind of social event. It is true we can go all around the house with the shoes on, were not like Russians, but it is very common that when you're home you get comfy, you put on some others clothes, you take your shoes off, etc. Of course there's people that doesn't do that, but it's no very common. I have only one friend that does that. She is just weird đ. Anyhow, about having a social event at your house, even if it's your house, we get dress up until the feet. If not it looks like you really didn't care that much.
5. About the kids, in movies, tv shows from there It looks like it's okay to call for a nanny or someone if parents go outside to a bar. I don't know much about reality but here this goes this way. Nanny's tend to be the grandparents, I was left at my grandparents house when my parents had to be out for Long periods of time (work) and it's just not my case. It's millions of others kids. But for stuff like going out to a bar with some friends or go to a friend's house it commonly it feels like it's way more easy to carry your children with you, it sounds stupid, but it's true. We don't usually have nannies, comonly it's people/friends/family you know can take of him, and/ or the kid didn't have plans, so parents don't really burden people for this kind of simple events. Besides, I don't know over there but we are kinda introduced to the friends and showed off quiet often as kids cause it isn't a one time thing. It becomes something regular XD.
6. Saying hello to someone, yes. If you don't know them it's not normal, specially if you live in a big city like Madrid. In little towns is somewhat different, in bigger ones, we don't say hello to people you don't know.
7. About respect, I feel that communication between teachers and students is very different in lots of countries, and this is an example of that. The respect problem comes of course because of education but a fundamental thing to know is that in here relationships with teachers are not so "professional type". We have built an education system where teachers are very involved with students so our way of communicating it's not so cold. We are able to tute each other without it being disrespectful, and we talk to them as an equal an not a person of authority. The problem right here is that lots of kids and teenagers, depending on their education or not take too many confidence, cause after all they're the teachers and you should not disrespect them, but they still take advantage of this system an they do. I never did. I always respected my teachers, my parents, but I always could talk to them as a friend. And as of the swearing part, it depends on the teacher and fathers really. I do it a lot, it's like, implemented in out dayly life and as long as you don't offend or insult others, people nowadays don't really care. Same goes for class and parents. But idk. I feel swearing in front of you parents is a matter of how comfortable your are and your confidence with them in this aspect.
8. Lastly, living with our parents for that long it's not a cultural thing form Spain. It's an economic problem. I don't mean to disrespect you, cause you were very nice. But I need to say it. I find it really annoying and obnoxious how lots of foreigners ( young ones often) with a good and stable economy point this out because normally all these people think "it's pathetic", so it's a bad thing, and look us and we get mocked. Why do they think we go to their countries looking for jobs or even live in in??? Or students, to study outside so they have more opportunities outside of spain?? It's literally not good here. It's not funny, they don't know how difficult it is to get your own place, andas time goess on its even harder an harder. But whatever :)
If someone read this far. Huge thanks đđđ
In addition, the one table habit that horrified me when I moved to Spain from England 10 years ago, and still does, is the sharing of food from a communal bowl on the table. Everyone uses their own forks and spoons that have been used throughout the meal and it disgusts me that I am expected to share their germs. So I don't. I ask if I can go in first and put my food on my own plate and they think i'm weird!
Hey, I am looking to move to Spain next Fall, I am looking to attend school as well as work. How much would you suggest one saves to move? Also, would you suggest moving and then applying to school once in the country or before we enter? Lastly, how did you apply to your first school when you arrived, the one with foreign students?
Hi Patrina! Saving would all depend if you're going to be working or not, but average rent for a room is 400-600 euros to give you an idea!
To apply to university you have to get the "homologaciĂłn" of your high school diploma and transcripts of your grads, which mean that they validate it and compare your grades from your home country to Spain's grading system. That's something that you have to do here in Spain. Also, to get into most universities you have to have taken their end of high school exam, la selectividad/eval, and present your score to the university that you're applying to, so you also have to be here for that. If that's all too complicated for you, there are two options: applying to an international university like Schiller University or other one's that are in Spain (so the homologacion and selectividad are not necessary), or apply to a university that doesn't make foreign student's present a selectividad score like mine, the Univerisity Carlos III of Madrid, but you do have to turn in your homologacion. Hope this is helpful!!
Ella dice "espero que no se ofendan con esto" (lo dice en varias ocaciones en el video), y entonces empieza a decir todo lo que no le gusta de España. En mi caso, si hay tantas cosas que no me gustan de un pais, mejor me regreso para el mio.
Una cosaaa, yo nunca digo, "espero que no os ofendĂĄis"... digo "no os ofendĂĄis", porque no hay porque ofenderse. Es para reĂrse y decir, ostras es verdad, porque lo hacemos asĂ? No para criticar, sino pensar porque se hace de una manera en un paĂs y en otra manera en otro. Un choque cultural
*no* son cosas que a una persona no le gustaaa, *son* cosas que le parecieron sorprendentes. Lo dejo muy claro muchas veces.
Totally agree with your culture shock about children!! I found it crazy.
That and having lunch at 2-3pm.
Spain is warm in the winter... in Sevilla maybe... while in Barcelona not much :) I am curious, on time 10:49 do you pronounce "number" like similar to UK accent ? Is like that the Lancaster accent ?
ah hahaha no, just sometimes in the US we say "numba" instead of "number" in situations that are laid back.
@@valpatino I met a girl from
Birmingham and I could barely understand 50% what she said :) How much of these UK accent (video) do you understand perfectly ? czcams.com/video/l9W6eBWFuzI/video.html
The hi thing is a city thing. In any other city or if you are in a neiboughrhood you always say hi or give a nod
1. Si al bar o restaurante donde vas habitualmente dejas alguna propina te atenderan de maravilla, no es obligatorio pero ayuda...
2. La mayorĂa de las personas que conozco en llegando a casa nos cambiamos el calzado por otro mas higiĂ©nico y comodo "de estar por casa"
3. De niño mis padres me llevaron a todos sitios con ellos y jamås me dejaron al cuidado de una kanguro, cosa que les agradezco.
4. Muchos niños y jóvenes dicen tacos y no muestran el debido respeto a padres y profesores, pero no es cultural sino educacional o de falta de educación por desidia paterna, tengo 50 y entre las personas de mi generación eso no ocurria, hoy dia los padres trabajan muchas horas los dos y se ha relajado la educación infantil de forma temeraria.
5. Los ruidos son un combi de "cultura" y falta de respeto, suele ser mas frecuente entre personas de poca formaciĂłn cultural y asilvestrados, ninguna sociedad es perfecta...
Thereâs no one louder than of Americans! Theyâre definitely the loudest so IDK what the hell sheâs talking about
I would recommend to do your groceries in the markets. I am not sure about Madrid but in smaller cities you will find huge farmer's markets where you can get good inexpensive fresh products. If you want bigger supermarkets, I will recommend Alcampo, El Corte inglés or Carrefour
That deal with kids in bars is terrible. They need to be home. Itâs ridiculous!
I canât stand rude kids. Iâm a retired American art teacher, so I have taught all age kids. American teachers donât tolerate students talking while the teacher is giving the lesson. Questions come after the teacher stops taking. Interrupting the teacher is not tolerated very much at all here. When noise starts up too much, Iâve heard students tell me they canât concentrate, I tell them I have classes all day and do not want to spend my day in excessive noise! Itâs hard to learn in that environment!
The bread is left on the table because normally the tables have a clean and pristine mantle. Another thing is, that there are places where it is not like that. The service goes from less to more as in all places and everywhere, there are very bad bars, normal bars and good bars. Then there are fast food chains disguised as restaurants and there are also mediocre, normal and good. Then there are the restaurants and the same thing happens. It all depends largely on your pocket. You are right, at home you should not go with street shoes because you bring all the crap home, but here that has never been done. When it comes to going out with the children to dinner late, what happens is that here there is no culture of hiring babysitters or leaving children alone at home. Furthermore, socializing in bars and restaurants is something that Spain has in its dna. Here strangers are greeted a lot, in towns, etc. In big cities it is more difficult but not impossible. You are right, a lot of education is lacking, there are plenty of insults and there is a lot of lack of respect. But I think it is improving. I remember being lost at Headrow airport in London and repeatedly hearing many people speak very loudly. Indeed there was the door to fly to Spain. Here when you finish your studies you start working for very little money and it does not usually improve, so if you want to become independent, you end up working in another country. Cheers
Thanks Enrique!!
hey Val..
I like the video alotttt..
but I need to tell you a little correction about Spain..
the fact that the people are not welcoming is a bit inaccurate.
As you know Spain is one of the most miscellaneous countries in the world, every autonomous region almost entirely different from each other.
I live in Pamplona, Navarra and here the people not only would let you pet their dogs, but they also let you take a tour around with their bikes.
but in general your info is quiet good, it gives a better view about Spain. I think everybody should look to the region he/she is going to first
Ahhhhh....te faltĂł decir.......TODOS LOS ESPAĂOLES SON TOREROS Y BAILAMOS SEVILLANAS. ( QUĂ PENA POR DIOS). đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł.DESDE ESPAĂA UN ABRAZO đȘđžđ
Muy bien! It's very informative for people who want to go to Spain!
I think bad service in a bar o restaurant is when the waiter hurry up you cause owner donÂŽt pay him a **** and he want the table free for other costumers asap to get some more tip.
In my opinion is better to call the waiter when you need something that feel that youÂŽre bothering If you have a conversation after lunch or dinner.
We Spaniards are way louder than American people. I spent a year with a host family over in the states, and when I came back, for a while, I got annoyed when there was some people around because of how loud we are.
hahaha
I think in most of the things on your list you didn't get the whole picture. I think you should speak these thing with a Spaniard.
Claro la gastronomĂa AmĂ©ricana es fabulosa,a ver los sĂșpermecados hay mĂĄs que suficiente, bueno si quieres una coca cola de cereza no ,no me jodas mĂĄs quisiera tu comer en AmĂ©rica como en España
Hahah đ this is definitely new for you. Iâm
Half Mexican we eat bread on the table and we have tamales in bread sometimes. Especially Spain. You will get use to it.
Acerca de quitarse los zapatos... eso es algo que hacen los hippies o los musulmanes, no es algo a lo que la mayorĂa de españoles estĂ©n acostumbrados independientemente de la regiĂłn; y la razĂłn de que la gente se independice tan tarde... es relativamente reciente, con la deseada democracia desde los 80s se incrementĂł tanto el coste como el nivel de vida en general en toda España. Y fuĂ© ese incremento del coste de la vida sumado a la creciente precariedad laboral lo que aumentĂł gradualmente la edad a la que la gente se independiza a la vez que redujo la tasa de natalidad, sobre todo en las dos Ășltimas decadas, no habiendonos recuperado plenamente de las sucesivas crisis econĂłmicas.
The waiters in the USA live off tips, that's why they serve you quickly, they make a show for you and they bring you the bill quickly so you can leave. Here they live off their salary, and eating is not a race, it takes time. Hence the difference.
As a person from Eastern Europe I noticed that the drinking culture is different. When I saw beer in the cafeteria de la politecnica where I studied I was like "that's crazy". Spanish people are more chill when it comes to drinking and they don't drink to get totally wasted every time. Also in Poland most people on the street are gloomy, we talk about how everything sucks a lot and in Spain there is more drama than depressing talks.
Great video! If you take a little suggestion, it would be really interesting for you to ask your Spanish friends their opinions on the US and viceversa.
Thank you! Great idea
Spanish is a language. They are Spaniards
@@JuanJohn013 Spanish is an adjective, Spaniards is a noun. So what they said was correct.
My great uncle lives in Spain so we might visit this year or next year
I'm not American, but when I lived in Spain...
1. I still put bread on the side of my plate (or on a spare plate) but never on the table. Germaphobe to the max here. It's one of those "norms" I don't strictly follow. I do the (air) cheek kisses, however.
2. I didn't think the services are bad per se. Waiters there are paid a fixed salary so it's not like they depend on tips; thus, they don't have to be overly nice or 'fake' nice. You can be direct with the waiters when it's time to pay but I love the linger-on culture.
3. I had no complaint.
4. I'd just go to Mercadona--it has everything I need. In my country it's the same as in the US, but I prefer self-services when it comes to paying and bagging my own groceries. In a few Spanish supermarkets, you can do that.
5. This would depend on the household and the foreign culture they have adopted but I personally wore slippers/sandals when I was inside my own apartment because the floors were usually cold tiles.
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The real shocks:
1. That would not happen in my country now, but back in the 90's it was a different time. I went to a lot of parties with my parents. If I had kids, I would do what a Spaniard would do which is taking them with me to the bar.
2. Depends on where you're from, but I consider Spaniards more open than people from my own country.
3. Same in Portugal where I went to high school for a year.
4. Same experience in Portugal, so I guess I was already used to it by the time I lived in Spain. I find that students are so much more 'civil' when they're in college.
5. That's not weird in my country either XD
and your "American-ness"? That's your upper middle class experience suga not all kids move out, not all people take their shoes off, not all any of that. Respectful kids in school? That's nowhere in ANY city in the US.
Gracias por tu sinceridad. DeberĂamos ser conscientes de nuestros "errores"
The weather is dangerous sometimes, if is summer u are going to boil but if is winter is super cold especially in the north
En Santander en invierno como mucho frĂo hace 10 grados. Es un clima bastante templado.
Yo vivo en Sevilla y la gente se saluda por la calle muchas veces, aunque no siempre. En cuanto a la educación de los adolescentes, reconozco que en España tenemos un serio problema.a de convivencia en las aulas. Los profesores son muy poco respetados en España, y les pagan poco.
Saying Hi to people in the street was such a big deal during the time of the Spanish empire that if you did not say Hi, the other person might be offended and may challenge you to a fight with swords. And Spanish Tercios were the best swords men in the world, so good that a squad of Tercios (they were like 100) managed to defeat 1000 samurais. Today it will not bring a sword fight, but still it is very different.
The swearing part is a cultural shock between Lantinamericans and Spaniars as well.
I find that I have to go to multiple grocery stores in madrid to get everything I want . In America you can usually find everything in just one store LOL.
Yeah, true!!
We've got a few Costcos where we can get US-style industrial quantities of pretty much everything but yeah, you usually won't find everything you're looking for in a regular supermarket if you've a long list or you're too picky. Except for Carrefour.
pero cĂłmo vamos a vivir solos si no tenemos trabajo?đđđ
Hello, I really enjoy hearing about your experiences in your observations about America and Spain. I especially like that you're not making judgments or telling people how to live but simply sharing your experiences. Your experiences are not right or wrong they are just experiences of a young girl and I am glad that you're willing to share those. I look forward to more of your videos and I wish you your family and friends happy holidays.đđđ„ł
Thanks so much!!
Loved your video! Thou the bread đ aspect is not true! We put the bread in the table because we put a "mantel" on the table which we clean before and after meals. And about the shoes, you can't deeply clean carpets but you can deeply clean floors to the point you could kiss it... So it's ok to wear shoes because you are going to deeply clean later ...
Hey! Soy de España y todo lo que has dicho es verdad, algunas cosas estĂĄn generalizadas pero bueno, se entiende. Lo de que la gente se queda viviendo con sus padres hasta los 30 es muuuuy cierto, pero tambiĂ©n creo que es porque es muy difĂcil conseguir una casa para ti solo. Me refiero a dinero, claro. Lo de ser muy ruidosos es cierto hace un par de años estuve en Londres y ahĂ me di cuenta de lo alto que hablamos los españoles!! đ© AsĂ que no tenemos derecho a quejarnos de otros paĂses jajabjaa
Hola Cris!! hahaha que gracioso, es verdad que la cultura britånica es mucho mås calma que la de EEUU o España. Gracias por tu comentario!! me encantó
Y no se el resto, pero por lo que suelo hablar se comparte bastante esta opiniĂłn... Y es que un dependiente de tienda o camarero demasiado amable o insistente en si necesito algo me hace pensar que tiene prisa, y me interrumpe al hablar con la gente con la que quedo. Prefiero levantar la mano y pedir lo que necesito. Esto es algo que creo que es bastante comĂșn, pero vaya, no quiero hablar por todo un paĂs. đ€Ł
Its normal to have culture shock. The same as my brother lived three months in usa helping in a hospital as a doctor.
Many used car, while my brother walked a lot. Or even used a bus fulled of blacks people looking at him with curiousity because of his european clothes and shoes. Also the food.
The bread that is similar to usa or even uk we call "pan bimbo". We use normally for sandwich.
A ver si piensas que a la gente le gusta emanciparse con 30... Si no fuera todo tan caro en las ciudades aquà en España y si la situación económica fuera mejor te aseguro que la gente se emanciparia mucho antes.
lots of fast food places in US have beer or wine..Especially Mexican food, Smashburgers, Lots.
Lo del pan es porque se usa como una especie de "cubierto". Yo lo pongo en la mesa, con una servilleta de papel debajo. Problema resuelto.
Y lo de no saludar es en las grandes urbes. Conforme baja la densidad de poblaciĂłn, mĂĄs se saluda la gente. Es lĂłgica.
First off, I would not think that youâre from the US. I kept trying to figure out which country youâre from. But then you say that youâve lived in Spain for 4 years, this explains the accent youâre developing. You seem like you now speak the language like a native speaker. Glad you clarify where youâre from in the US. Because the conduct of students in a classroom has eroded in many inner city schools, and those of major cities since the 70s. Foot wear in Europe is primarily hard sole shoes. American tourist are easily recognizable by their athletic type shoes. If youâve never been to an Asian country they rend not to wear any foot attire into your place of residence. Youâll see a pile of shoes left at the front door. So you see things differ from one side of the planet to the other. The noise level just reinforces the fact that youâve have lived a pretty sheltered lifestyle. NYC noise level at night is at the daytime noise level in LA. If youâve backpack in Havasupi canyon by yourself, it can be so quiet you can hear yourself breathe, and the pulsing of your heartbeat. So as you expose yourself to new environments and cultures try and shed the preconceived ideas you have of what you as an individual think things should be like, because the fun is being open to all that is new, different, and unexpected. That feeling you have youâll only experience it once, from then on you put it into the context of your growth as a memory when it was fresh and new. At your age youâve not seen how things were back when. Cigarette commercials where the biggest show sponsor, before they were banned. Do you know there used to be a smoking and non smoking section on airplanes and restaurants? Do you know when people were speaking and gesturing wildly to no one physically around at all, were those needing mental health care. A double date used to be four people going out to a diner and movie? Where as now its a couple with their smart phones conversing with their close friends on the other end. One thing I have to ask. The unruly kids in those classrooms, were they classes you were teaching, or classes you observed? Weâre the instructors make or female? Do you feel since your from a foreign country you have to have a different demeanor with your the personality when teaching classes in. Now letâs take a hypothetical. Now had you come for an inner city school, do you think how you took charge of these unruly kids in class would be different. Are you wanting to be liked when teaching or an authoritarian taking no prisoners in being in command of these students? Iâve been a community college, university, and high school instructor for two decades in affluent and middle class income areas and learned to read the personality Iâd be dealing with for the coming semester or quarter system and immediately set the tone of what was expected from from day one. Culturally youâre at a disadvantage, because how how they look at education. Lastly, all Mediterranean cultures offspring will not leave their parents house before they turn 30. Itâs a symbiotic relationship. Now in the Northern European countries families is what youâre closer aligned with as far as making it in your own as soon as youâve completed your higher education. Oh wait, in Wisconsin you go into a to bar to buy your alcohol like you would in liquor store and get back in the road. See if you can hook up with another CZcamsr English with Lucy. Sheâs from the UK and migrated to Spain and might be married to a local, but to help you navigate the cultural differences youâre experiencing, and help soften the shock. Granted there still might be some differences in translation, but she good at understanding the nuances between cultures and languages. Because you might both be speaking English but itâs not the same English, thatâs where she shines.
Patiño parece un apellido de origen gallego
Todo el mundo que conozco anda descalzo por casa. De hecho no es educado andar en calzado de calle en casa ajena si te vas a quedar mås de 10 minutos. Extraño eso.
EstĂĄs segura de quĂ© estĂĄs en ESPAĂA? đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€. YO NO RECONOZCO LA ESPAĂA QUĂ ESTĂS DESCRIBIENDO. Ayyy madre, serĂĄ quĂ© yo no soy española y no vivo en españa?. Desde españa un abrazo. đđđđđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€ŁđȘđžđ
I LOVE your sweater !!!
Thank youuu đđ„° I thrifted it and then cropped it.... like all of my tops hahah
Primero, los camareros españoles y en general los de de toda Europa son trabajadores PROFESIONALES que trabajan por el.sueldo que les paga su empresario, no viven de las propinas. Segundo en Europa a cinco minutos de tu casa, AN
DANDO, hay una tienda o un pequeñosupermercado con fruta, vegetales, carne y pescafo fresco. Comparar el modo de vida USA,comida basura, azucar, carne hormonada y los pocos vegetales y legumbres y nada de pescafo fresco con la alimentacion europea en general y particularmente con la medieterranea, es reconocer que no tienes ni idea de lo que es comer, que no solo es alimentarse, sino disfrutar de la comida y ello conlleva la sobremesa, en Europa no seria aceptable que despues de comer el camarero te echara de la mesa, es mas despues de comer te suelen invitar a los cafes, cafes de verdad, no la basura que beben en America y a los chupitos. Es cuestion de cultura...
Lo peor de los tacos es que encima suena mucho mas fuerte que en ingles. Lo del clima es curioso como piensan muchos extranjeros que siempre hace calor y la verdad es que tenemos las 4 estaciones del año y muchos climas diferentes y a ser tan montañoso también varia mucho en muy pocos km.
people who state until 30's in parents house it's just becouse they can't find a job who pay enough for be able of living by our own, in America you finish the university and probably get a job, here you finish the university and probably get unployed or working in other thing not related to whatever you studied and just earn the
minimum wage xD
And rent usually takes way more than half your salary, so moving out with a temporary job that pays minimum wage is just not the best idea...
đGood luck and lasting success, may God bless you
Voy a comentar,aunque el video tiene casi 1año jejejeje
Patiño apellido Español no?
Los crĂos y adolescentes son unos maleducados en clase pues si jejeje
Los niños en bares verdad,los pisos en España antes eran pequeños y sin calefacciĂłn (hasta los 80 habĂa poco dinero) y el bar es como tu segunda casa jejeje un tema cultural y lo de saludar al vecino serĂĄ en zonas de USA del interior o las tĂpicas urbanizaciones,no irĂĄs por Harlem saludando al personal jejeje en España se saluda en el ascensor a los guiris les parece raro y si palabrotas y gritos todo el rato lo de cargarse en todo lo imaginable (hasta en los muertos y otros cosas peores) bastante realista tu opinion
Yo era el tĂpico niño cabron que se sienta al final del aula jajajajaja
In Spain it's cold in the winter!!! And we don't all dance flamenco!!!! WTF!!! (NOTESE LA IRONIA)
You should try more grocery stores
Yess amo los subtĂtulos đ
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Hispanic Americans are used to saying that Spaniards are colder than them, although not so much as the rest of Europeans
De veras que no sĂ© que haces en mi paĂs despuĂ©s de tanto tiempo !! Pero no me tomes mal ehmm!! but please donÂŽt get me ehmm!! . I love USA!!
Cuales fueron tus métodos para aprender un nuevo idioma? En tu caso castellano
Muchassss clases y unos trucos que usaba en el dĂa diario! Pronto subirĂ© un vĂdeo sobre todo esto!
Hey I used to live in Spain
I never been in,or to Spain I do know spanish anyhow.
Love your outfits
The only thing I have with this is 'bad service' at restaurants cafes and such. I get it. But I think it's a cultural thing. Mainly in the US you have a culture of 'thr customer is king' and you get treated like that. That's not a thing here, we're equals and the service staff behaves accordingly. Eating culture is also different, sobremesa... The waiters don't come to you on purpose, they're allowing you to enjoy your food and take your time, and when you are done you call them. That's just it. I would say the service is perfectly fine, top notch usually.
muy,muy guapa y muy muy limpia, y habla muy bien.
Hey, are you planning to move to spain permanently after college or nođ
And also can u explain more on how u went to spain in highschool
Hi Misa! Maybe not forever forever but for at least the time being I donât have any plans of moving anywhere else âșïž
I actually didnât go to Spain in high school, I went right after I graduated from high school! I actually have a video called how I moved to Spain at 19 that explains it all!
Pero que dices.. como vas a comer comida vegana en USA si tienes que recorrer 50 km para encontrar una tienda que venda vegetales, si no conoceis lo que son los productos de proxinidad. Una fanta americana en Europa esta prohibida por toxica, la anta en Europa tiene algo de fruta, muchisima menos azucar y nada de toxicos