Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in America anymore...continued

I thought of a couple more things

Time
America: time goes like this 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1...and so on
Spain: they tell time like this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 And how you figure the time out here in comparison to at home. Whatever the hour is here you subtract two and drop the 1. So for example say its the 17th hour. Subtract two making it 15. And then drop the one...so that translates to 5 oclock...how we would say it. Also the time here in Spain is six hours ahead of the US

Money
America: dollars of course
Spain: Euros. The exchange rate is 1 Euro = $1.70. rude. But things seem to be cheaper here. Food is definitely cheaper and haircuts. However today I signed up for a gym...EXPENSIVE it was 170 euros for three months. That translates into about 250 American dollars. Say what? However, they do not work out like people in America because I mean you walk EVERYWHERE and the food is so much better for you!

Weather
America: hit or miss. on and off. you know the deal.
Spain: Cold. Hardly rains. It is very rare for it to rain. However, we hit the jackpot with the rain...rained for 3 days straight. boo. But the seasons are very similar to that of America because we are in the same hemisphere. But it is absolutely zero fun for living accommodations when its winter here. They do not have heating systems in houses and apartments. I live in an Ice box.

Stores
America: depends on where you go. But department stores are very popular.
Spain: no grocery stores. no department stores. very expensive shops like Gucci and Channel and Coach. And we live in the rich area of the city so we live near all these stores. You have to wear gloves when you go in these stores as not to put finger prints on the clothes? hmmm. That just shows you how nice these places are!

Transportation
America: Cars. Cars. Cars. Cars. unless you live in the city and they have subways.
Spain: Mopeds. Mopeds. Mopeds. Mopeds. Cars. Taxis. The metro. bikes. walking. and more mopeds.

Schedules
America:Normally Breakfast is around 7 am...lunch is around noon and then dinner is around six. We don't usually have a main meal...all are meals are important to us! And then we go to work from 9 to 5. If you go out on the town you usually go out around 10. Fair enough?
Spain: Breakfast is pretty standard you wake up and you have just a coffee around 7 am. They go into work around 10 or 11. Then they have what you call siestas which are naps and time for them to eat lunch. So siestas are around 2 or 3 and all the shops close down for this. And then they open back up around 5 or so and close around 10 or 11. They eat really late dinners. Like 11 or so! And they don't start going out until 1 or 2 in the morning. They are what you call insane!

I'll keep adding to the list as I keep thinking about things. Let me know if yall have any questions! Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. A good initial compilation of general differences and similarites. It will be interesting to see how your actual on-the-field experiences modify these perceptions!

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