-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...