You know You Live in Spain When:

-Every toddler around you has better style than you.

-Your own two feet (or Renfe) will take you anywhere you need to go.

-You add 'super' to any Spanish adjective to make it sound extra special.

-There is a can or jar of recycled olive oil next to your stove.

-You hear "GOALLLLLLLLL!" being shouted from somewhere within your apartment building.
(No joke, literally just happened while I was writing this blog.)

-You basically hock a loogie everytime you say 'jamon, jugar" or any word beginning with jota.

-You eat a bocadillo while keeping the foil wrapped around the bottom.

-You know a man in his 30's whose mother still does his laundry.

-You scan Mercadona at 9:10pm on a Saturday night just in case you are missing something you will need for Sunday's comida.

-You pay for other people on your birthday.

-Your new name to every stranger on the street becomes either your hair color or your nationality.

-The old couple walking hand-in-hand next to you makes you think of Allie and Noah from The Notebook and smile.

-You know the best place to store clean pots and pans is inside of the oven.

-When you, for the first time in your life, fall in love with a country and a culture. And never let it go!

And coming soon: You Know You Live in Valladolid When...
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Laura
1/25/2012 05:27:49 pm

The only ones I don't do are the oil and the pans in the oven. Everything else is spot on! :) the one I hate the most is that everyone looks more put together than me. May have to do with being from Florida and not knowing how to dress for cold weather! Jaja

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Me
1/25/2012 05:39:05 pm

I agree, Laura. I think there is a definite cold weather fashion, and those toddlers rock it! I literally see at least one little girl everyday with a tiny bow in her hair and cute little tights and think to myself "I wonder where she got that outfit." Then I remind myself she is probably 5.

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blanca
1/25/2012 08:10:34 pm

Me hacen mucha gracia tus comentarios de España y me rio yo sola con ellos.
No te canses de escribir.
Besos
Blanca

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Me
1/28/2012 05:09:17 pm

Muchas gracias, Blanca.

Espero que disfrutas los cosas que escribo sobre tu país (mi país favorito!).

There is much more to come!

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