NEVER DO THIS IN SPAIN | Australian girl living in Spain
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- Thinking about travelling or moving to Spain? Do you know how to behave in Spain? Is it the same as your home?
What's socially acceptable in Spain?
What do you need to know before travelling to, working in or moving to Spain?
In this video an Aussie girl living in Spain discusses ten things you should never do in Spain...that might not be immediately obvious as a foreigner.
The video discusses cultural differences, language differences and Spanish customs.
Spoiler alert, don't order Sangria in Spain.
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Lo de Guiri es real , incluso añado ..... si un español va a otro pais ( Australia , por ejemplo ) llamara guiri a los australianos . Un español , esté donde esté NUNCA es un guiri jajajajajjajaja
ercimi78 ¡¡porque no llevamos sandalias con calcetines!!
@@Shesvii nunca¡¡¡¡¡ antes bebemos sangria jajajajja
Lo has clavao 😂
+1
Gonzalo Díaz yo una vez igual 😂
10 cosas que NUNCA deberías hacer en España:
1) poner
2) chorizo
3) en
4) la
5) paella
6) 7) 8) 9) JAMÁS PONGAS CHORIZO EN LA PAELLA
10) no chorizo in paella
Bonus: 11) los balcones son para mirar el horizonte y tomar la fresca. Te recomendaría que NO saltes de ellos, si no quieres que se rían de tí en forocoches. No es realmente algo que nos importe mucho a los españoles, pero tú mismo.
jajajajaja
Hahahah eres un genio amigo!😂🔥
JAJAJAJAJAJAJJA brutal
Pues eso sera en la clasica paella valenciana, el arroz extremeño lleva chorizo y morcilla. Hay multidud de arroces y todos muy buenos a su manera. Te recomiendo ampliar tu repertorio de arroces, a mi la paella valenciana ya me resulta aburrida..
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA
I think in Spain we actually find rude from a restaurant or bar to hand us the bill without us asking because we like to stay after we finished eating just talking and maybe having some coffee and so it feels like they are trying to kick you out
Indeed it is actually rude and I for example would get angry and probably wouldn't go to that restaurant again if they did that, unless we finished eating & drinking coffee & stayed there for like 20-30 min , or when it's really late and you know they need to close :) but anyway in that case I'd prefer the owners to tell us they need to close rather than hand us the bill and get out
+Marta Roman In my experience there is no European country where you get the bill without asking for it. I believe it is more or less specific to the USA and Australia and the likes.
Yeah,in Spain we have this tendency called "Sobremesa", that is a period of time after you've finished eating (Main courses and desserts) and then we like to rest the food,chat with the owners or the waiters ,have conversations we haven't been able to do during the meal,etc. Usually,you do this while you order coffe or ,most likely, cocktails,shots of local alcohol and other drinks (Whisky,Rum,Gin,etc). Sometimes,especially in the south,the "Sobremesa" turns into afternoon drinks or even dinner in the same restaurant if the place is good and the owners allow it.
so true
@@theresistanceman Envelopetable XD.
Me parto con lo de las palmadas en la espalda ahí en plan HOMBRE MANOLO ¿CÓMO VA? *plas plas plas*
Buajajjajajaja total😂😂
JAJAJAJAJ
Lo de las palmadas es cuñao total😂😂
Ya ves hahahah brutal. Tengo un colega que veo de vez en cuando al que le meto como 2 de las cuales sale vivo de milagro.
ajajajajajajaj real
Algún español más por aquí partiéndose con el video? La parte de, guiri es total jajajajajaajjajajaja
Los guiris con chancletas y calcetines son un clásico jajaja ja
PUAJAAAJAJAUAU
jajajaja la foto q pone los define tal cual
Es unas risas jajaajaja XDD, como en España en ningún lado!
Yooooo jajajajaja, me ha encantado porque es super real, me esperaba una lista de estereotipos o algo asi😂
Most of us watching are actually Spanish lmao great video, you understood our culture very well
Totally
equisde XD
Jajaj ekisde xd
Cien por cien XDD
Es verdad XD
No lies detected. This woman knows what’s up in Spain and you can trust her advice 100% in case you’re a foreigner interested in visiting Spain.
Sincerely,
A Spanish southerner
Yo soy del norte :3
@@aliciadiaz8020 yo de madrizzz :3
Yo soy del norte, y mayormente nos la trae al pairo que a los guiris no les guste el flamenco, lo que nos molesta es que nos vengan pidiendo flamenco y poniendo mala cara cuando les decimos que de eso aquí no suele haber...
I´m a northerner.
Soy de Málaga ^^
Watching this if you're Spanish is SO FUNNY
:)
In Spain, if a waiter or barista brings you the check at the same time as your order - without you explicitly asking for it - it's generally considered extremely rude, as if they were asking you to hurry up and leave. I say generally because some "modern" bars and restaurants, specially in touristic areas, are introducing that feature. We hate it, though.
si es que parece que te están echando...
La sobremesa es tan española. Que no se metan con ella.
I totally agree with you. We like to enjoy our meal in a relaxed mode, it's part of our way of life, and if the waiter brings the check "early" it's like we can't enjoy it because of that kind of pression.
Alex Sánchez - I wish the UK was like that, I often feel rushed in restaurants here (not always though). I love the Spanish way of life 💖!
There's a reason why the Spanish word "sobremesa" has no direct translation to English.
Watching this even if i’m actually a Spaniard
juliaNAAA me too 😂
Same lol
Sameee 😂
juliaNAAA Saaaaame🙌🏻
Same Xdddd
As a Galician, another thing to note is the difference between the different regions. Many foreigners seem to think that Spain is Andalusia+the Levant, and thus you have situations like the Brit who goes down from his cruise ship in A Coruña expecting sun, heat and «Andalusianess» and is met by the Spanish equivalent of Scotland, bagpipes included.
viva Coruña
@Pink Flamingo A que te refieres?
@@EconomicBearish Viva la Coru, neno!
Ajajjajja,al final solo vienen alemanes y ingleses,para ellos lo que hay aquí es buen tiempo,aunque con el cambio climático acabaremos siendo el nuevo Benidorm
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA la escocia española
Muy bueno, listen to her, cause she's right, that's what we do 😂.
No nos has estereotipado ni has dicho ninguna mentira. Estoy segura de que esto va a ayudar mucho a los turistas que quieran venir a España, así que, muchas gracias ☺️.
Espero que disfrutes de tu estancia aquí y que te vaya muy bien el canal!
es bastante triste pero real la mala educacion de no todos no todos no todos pero casi todos los españoles. Y no es que sea algo cultural es simple educacion... yo soy español y digo siempre por favor y gracias
@@umadbro4493 había otra chica en los comentarios que te es del team por favor/gracias. No estamos solos (todavía xD)!
@@umadbro4493 yo digo también por favor y gracias, pero creo que se refiere a cuando vas a un bar de barrio y la gente dice: "Cuando puedas me pones un cortado" o el más castizo "Jefe, unas bravas y tres cañas por aquí" - y muchos camareros no lo verán como insultante. Yo no lo uso, pero no lo veo como mala educación. Saludos!!!
@@MeryInTheWorld Estoy contigo. No me imagino a un viejete del barrio diciendo:
Por favor, me pone usted si es tan amable el vino más barato que tenga y un par de "cocretas"?
Gracias."
Le faltó decir que la siesta aquí es sagrada y que como una cañita antes de comer pocas cosas ahí
Madre mia, somos todos españoles en comentarios?😂
No....
No, yo soy austríaca xD
Nope. American, but I'm curious what a new arrival thinks of Spain. I've lived here for 30 years.
@@AnexoRialto You've been living here for much longer than i've been alive, even tho it's not that much time
No, yo soy portugues y vivo en inglaterra.
It's only me or does she look the Australian version of Anne Igartiburu?
Jajajajjajajaaj
Or kylie Minogue when she was 20
Eduard Garzon I'll take that!
Ósea te amo
hahahaha yeah
About kissing, general rule is:
Women Women - Kiss
Women Men - Kiss
Men Men - Handshake
The back tapping and other gestures as a hug are friendly salutes, you don't do it with a stranger.
In professional environment (formal) though it's more polite to just shake hands with everyone, unless you already know each other and go for a more informal salute.
MenMen if they're family a kiss is not uncommon.
@@Defeshh Exactly, in my family they usually do the two kisses or the back tapping. Handshakes only in a formal or professional setting.
@Rubén Arellano Martínez Para que los guiris lo entiendan
Una cosa que me llamó la atención cuando empecé a notarlo es que los dos besos son un saludo FORMAL, pero que cuando se tiene una relación más estrecha y el saludo es más cariñoso, se suele dar UNO solo.
Quizá no es lo general, pero es muy común.
@@Defeshh jajajajajaja
I think the flamenco thing only happens in Andalucía. The rest of Spain doesn't really care about it. I'm from Spain but I don't like flamenco, I never listen to flamenco, I've never had flamenco culture around me, I know nothing about flamenco, I mean, I don't mind flamenco, but the rest of Spain has nothing to do with it.
Ha, I'm Andalusian and we don't care about flamenco at all, just in Feria.
Casi nadie escucha ( o entiende, porque de hecho es muy complicado; mucho más que el jazz, por ejemplo) el flamenco en ninguna región de España, pero tampoco se escucha Brahms... ¬¬ No es como escuchar "mierdi-pop", que puede usarse simplemente para entretenerse.
Lógicamente, hay mucha más gente interesada en andalucía, pero se "siente" en toda la península. Yo soy del norte, y hay gente que lo escucha por aquí (no mucha). Yo no suelo escucharlo y el cante jondo me parece terrible, pero el instrumental me gusta.
So true
no es que haya más cultura flamenca en Andalucía, es que literalmente el flamenco es andaluz; nació en Andalucía y se quedó en Andalucía hasta que llegó Franco y lo vendió al extranjero como algo "español", pero para nada era así. Antes de Franco el flamenco incluso era mal visto por el resto de regiones españolas.
Muy real
Even though Spain is not officially a federation, it works like one. So the whole country is very regional because every autonomous comunity has a different story.
Good luck finding flamenco stuff in Galícia, pinchos in Madrid, or pa amb tomàquet in Extremadura.b
Anna RR so true! I actually want to do an explainer video on this because I don't think many people know how many autonomous communities there are in Spain!
Actually Pà amb tomáquet is from Catalonia, (is toasted bread with tomato with garlic and species, really good taste) and Extremadura is the top 1 autonomous comunity to eat, Tapas etc.
For someone that don't know what means Tapas, is a small "piece of food" that bars give it to you "free" added with every drink
@@dafreme Indeed, and even in Catalonia there are variations of it (with or without salt, garlic,...)
Anna RR I can't wait to go to Catalonia in February! All tips welcome x
forgot the olive oil on the pa amb tomàquet. Garlic is optional, and there are no spices@@dafreme
You are the type of guiri we like hahaha
Pepe EL GRANJERO oh gee thanks so much! That's nice to hear 😘
Because they want to hump yah
@@ElyceBehrsin I'm not quite sure he meant this as a compliment...!!!!
Guiri simpático
@@arjubi1999 he actually did, guiris are a slang word for foreign tourists
Fan total de la parte de los guiris y las sandalias con calcetines 🤣🤣🤣 es una realidad, nos parece la cosa más rara del mundo. 😂
Nuestros pies necesitan más guiris con sandalias.
como buen español no me he enterado de nada de lo que ha dicho esta mushasha
puedes poner la transcripción de los subtítulos.
@@manjarowithfractals6407 no me sale solo en ingles :(
de verdad que no se que hago entrando en videos ingleses,si no tengo ni pajolera idea del idioma de la perfida albion.
@@carlosmayo7722 pues habrás entrando como todos porque el título esta en español no churrita mia
Yo sí, y es bastante gracioso. Te lo traduciría, pero es largo...
Apart from socks with sandals, we also identify "guiris" because of their lobster appearance! Seriously, I live in a touristic city, and I've seen hundreds of German and British lobsters walking down the street. Bring some suncream, please!
Lucypoke08 08 they do it in Australia too! Don't worry, Australians are so terrified of skin cancer we take the suncream everywhere!
JAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJ Me ha encantado lo de "lobster appearance".
Aahaha the classic little lobster!
I think that's generally a tourist thing. In every sunny country of the world.
I'll remember the lobster, that describes it perfectly xD
Oh my God 😂😂😂 this is soooooo real
As a Greek living in Barcelona, I can say the things you've said are true, not only for Spaniards but also for the rest of Southern Europeans (Italy, Greece,Portugal etc..especially the dinner time thing) Spain is amazing and every region is different and unique. I just wish Spaniards would appreciate their beautiful country more. (They literally live in one of the best/ most beautiful countries in the world but yet they think they live in the worst xD)
So true, I'm truly fed up with hearing my people complain about our country, which is so beautiful and has such a good lifestyle, social security, good Mediterranean food, sportive communities, medicine formation and many more things !!
We complain a lot, but as soon as we leave, we miss it like crazy
Graciias!!!
I don't think we have a problem with our country, as massland (and you know, cities and all of that). Spain as a country is beautiful. We complain about how the life is in it at the moment. Politicians suck, there is way too much unemployment, etc etc....
True, many Spaniards suffer from an absurd endophobia
As a man, in Spain with other males we (me and most people from my area) usually:
- handshake strangers
- handshake in professional environments
(but it's not uncommon to hug a close coworker
- hug/kiss family members
- about friends it really changes so anything will work depend on your relationship, even kissing
I find funny that for Spaniards from any gender there is an exception to all this: the one kiss. That's just for very close people and sometimes it's super weird when somebody just kisses you in one cheek (we are used to any reaction if you are not from Spain, don't worry if that's your case).
Lol I just realised we kiss from left to right hahaha I'm Spanish 😂 it's something that you do so normally I didn't realised
Yo lo he comprobado 4 veces besando al aire JAJAJA intentándolo al revés y he dicho, uy pues es verdad, al reves no mola.
Los italianos se besan al revés! Estuve en Cagliari y no veas qué lio para besar a las chicas... no hace falta decir que hasta que le pillé el tranquilo me metí en más de un fregao
You don't realise until some guiri (or also italian) tries to kiss you! And then you though they're antinatural!
Lol same
Sameee
Woman-Woman = double kiss
Man-Woman = double kiss
Man-Man = hand shake if they dont know each other much, hug (or pat in the back or whatever) if you know each other well/close friends/family
In work/business relationships, it really depends, hand shake would be the general rule, but some females might go for the double kiss.
FreeFred thanks for the clarification ☺️
@@ElyceBehrsin Buenas desde LPyV! Entre hombres añadir que si son familiares directos, lo normal son dos besos. Super curioso tu blog a ojos de una persona del otro lado del planeta sobre mi pueblo. Felicidades!
Also depends of the area in Spain, some people only give one kiss. Careful with that!
Belle Marcia that could get awkward hehe
@@Dajinamosa If you give 3 kisses, you will be more loved. 4 kisses is the final barrier....
Spainard here! When native english speakers come to Spain they assume (I don't know the reason why) that spainards speak English. Well. It's not our language. We don't have to speak it and as a tourist you have to try to speak at least the basics.
Now imagine a spainard entering a shop in Manchester and saying "hola, buenas tardes, ¿me pones un paquete de tabaco?".
Nice video, BTW.
Exactly! I totally agree with you. In Australia no one would even know what language you were speaking (except a few of us of course). Thanks for the comment xx
@@ElyceBehrsin Yes I wanna coment the same jajajaj, most of the young people know and understand English but that's not the same of you could speak English with anyone without a problem. When you travel abroad, you should learn the basics (thank you, hello, please etc) of the lenguage of the country where you travel.
And only one thing, I believe that you said in the video that English is the second language most spoken in the world, but that's wrong, is the Spanish, English is the third one jjj.
Alien ToFresco no I actually said spanish is the second. But then I did some research and Spanish is the second for native speakers and English is 1st for global speakers.
Also I totally agree! I can understand a lot of Spanish but sometimes I find it really hard to say what I want to say. Plus it's nice to learn some Spanish because it's a beautiful language and the basics are quite simple for English speakers...until you reach subjunctive hahaha
@@ElyceBehrsin ajajjaja thanks for the information, and yes subjuntive is hard, because we have a lot of irregular verbs and know how hard it is for English speakers jjj and....don't forget the á, é, í, ó, ú, we have a lot of them ajjaja
@@ElyceBehrsin I got a question for you if you don't mind: What's the most difficult thing about learning Spanish?
I've been studying english since kindergarten and I'm lucky because I don't remember having issues learning the language. Of course I have a lot to improve, but I think I do well. For me the most difficult thing is that I can't understand some accents. A couple of weeks ago I spoke with a welsh guy and couldn't understand a single word until I told him to slow down.
About the bill thing, for those who don't know, they don't bring it to you because we spend some time on the table after we're done eating. And it is kinda rude to just eat and go. We have some conversation with the people we ate with, we have some coffee... We don't go out to just eat, it's a very social thing.
About sangria (I know you know but for those who don't :'v) we usually drink beer, wine or cava.
I'm Spanish and I've loved your video. We call guiri anyone that's not Spanish, we almost never drink sangria, and yes, for us it's really strange that people wear sandals with socks. 😂❤️
Lo de las sandalias con medias creo que es algo que todos los hispanos comparten, a todos se nos hace raro en ambos lados del charco
No beberás sangria tu
But its quite normal in Spain for men to wear pink trousers 😂 which for me is very strange
Another reason for not rushing you out after having meal is because we normally have a (not at all) brief chit chat called: Sobremesa
Thanks for the regional food point, it´s very exhausting hear tourist asking for a paella in Galicia. We have a really good cuisine in Galicia, don´t come here if you want to eat a Valencian food.
And this apply to the others topics, the flamenco is only from Andalucia, and most of spanish people hate the bullfighting.
Please tourists, search information about the region you want to visit before going there.
@Ascending Tract Galicia is the best place to eat cow or pig/ boar, along with fresh fish. So yeah, come to Galicia to eat more than sea food. Traditional sweets are amazing too.
Iagree one hundred per cent!!!!! And I´m not galician, but as a northener I very much prefer galician food rather than paella, hehe.
You're so right! Something inside me dies every time I see Paella in a restaurant outside of the Valencian region
Well, you cannot expect foreigners to know which food is typical in every single region...paella is one of the most famous Spanish dishes, so it is normal to ask for it when you come to Spain no matter the region. Tbh, I wouldn't be offended if they come to my region and they don't ask for a cocido montañés, people can eat whatever they want.
@@taniusga I agree with you Tania, I don't see what is so offensive to "emiriofication" to have said "if you want to eat paella, don't come to Galicia"... That's is being nasty and sure no one wants to go to Galicia if you are that way. And yes, they have great food, but so do the other regions have, and we don't give a kick out to any tourist just for asking for the kind of food they please...
Ok so I’m Spanish and although this video does get pretty close to giving great advice, it misses a ton of things, not because it ain’t great, but because Spain is a pretty complex country. If anyone out there plans to visit Spain and truly wants to get the best possible experience, the best way to do it is by traveling with a Spanish person. People are pretty nice here, but some businesses take advantage of the ignorance of foreigners to make extra money, that’s why it’s best to get the advice directly from the people. If you worry about the English speaking issue, I’d like to clarify that’s something that happens mostly with relatively old people. Anyone who’s from 15 to 30 years old is pretty much bound to understand you and be perfectly able to speak English at this point in 2019.
Hi Elyce, a spaniard here. You were very spot on, congrats
#1. Family is very important to us. We gather to have dinner at around 21-22h and the whole point of it is to transition from one year to the next one with our beloved ones. We kiss, we clap, we hug. And then, and only then..elders go to bed, youngster go out and party hard.
#2 #3. Due to our school teaching system, we do not practice that much the speaking part when learning a foreign language so, yes, many spaniards can understand a lot and cannot say a word.
#4."Guiri" is not about which country you are from. It's about attitude. About somebody coming to sit in a terraza loudly drinking beer, getting Sun burnt like a lobster, watching football games in an international tv station and basically, not giving a crap about the country they are in.
#6. Food is at the core of our culture. Restaurants are our Arenas. It's about sharing, gathering, chatting and... eating of course, we love to eat. And we love to talk about food while we eat. We can even talk about what we are gonna have for dinner while we are having lunch. And the bill would interrupt all that, it'd be sooooo rude, it'd mean "I want you to go". We would go indeed...to never come back.
#7. Agree, do not order paella. Ask the waiter for the local food and let it flow.
#9. We are more subtle. A smile or a higher voice pitch could mean "please", a nod "thank you"...We just stick to the point.
Thanks for the comment! I loved reading you take on things, especially #1. I think it's one of the sweetest things about the Spanish culture. Besos desde Cantabria!
I'm Australian, and I absolutely loved Spain. The best food I've ever had. Also, I found a lot of people automatically wouldn't like us because they thought we were American or British, but when they found out we were Australian they were really nice to us.
Thomas Baker that is so true! I always skip that into conversation lol!
Yep. We tend to "hate" british and americans... the first ones because of "historical rivalries" and the second ones because of the way they've used (and still use) the whole world for their own profit, starting wars for petrol or other resources, for political or economic interests, etc (Spain is a main part of the "old continent" and we are used to go to war just in case of honor or need, and USA attitude seems to us dishonorable).
But we have no problem with Australian people hahahhaha. Don't forget to mention youre not british or american :)
@@madmax3523 I never do...I learnt this at a young age visiting my family in Estonia They share the Spanish sentiment.
Smart woman there. Where do you live? Still in Spain?
Mad Max yep! Living in cantabria now!
In Spain we have a thing called "sobremesa" which basically just means that we stay talking at the table even when we have finished our meal (Not everyone does this, though, but it's still pretty common). That's one of the reasons why waiters only bring you the check if you ask for it. Still, if the bar or restaurant is very full, they may bring it to you without asking.
I literally just watched a video where I learnt that word. So cool, that word definitely doesn't have a translation :)
@@ElyceBehrsin yes, us spaniards understand food differently. Specially when going out, the objective is not simply to get food, it is to talk and relax. And thus why we spend double the amount of time there and you never get your bill unless requested ... to the point where it would feel weird and clearly not spanish to get all the food and drinks immediately. If we want it like that we take it away. If we are sitting in a restaurant... we will be there for a while.
I'm glad you are enjoying our country :)
PS: and although paella exists in many areas of the country... I wouldn't bother outisde of Comunidad Valenciana and Baleares. And even then, I'd only order a paella after doing a very through research through tripadvisor. Even where I live, Baleares, I would only recommend a small fraction of restaurants as having a worthy and original paella. And stay away from "guiri" places!
I've been living in Spain for over thirteen years and cheers, your video is pretty spot on. Men do double kiss in greetings....especially family members, friends you haven't seen in a long time or on holidays (New Year's). But over the years the handshake between men is becoming more common.
Spaniard here: yes, listen to her.
We have lunch at 10 o'clock, eat at 14 o'clock and dine at half past 21 (or past 22 if it's summer, we don't like to dine on daylight).
And we give pecks on the cheeks this way: first left with left, then right with right. Don't mess it. The French do it the other way around. Also: girl meets girl, peck; boy meets girl, peck; boy meets boy: handshake; BONUS: if boy is blood related to boy, like brothers or first cousins, it's not unsual to PECK.
Sangría is just an invention for tourists.
If you are in Andalusia, especially Cadiz, you have to try the REBUJITO. As she said, everything is very regional.
Loved the video!
Spanish guy here! Between male and male it is indeed a handshake 😂 especially if you don’t know each other! In case you know him it goes from a hug sometimes to a double kiss if they are family, for example an uncle or a granddad.
por lo general suelen ser dos besos
ya
@@landerluna1800 suele ser la mano siempre
Si es familiar dos besos, no familiar mano.
O almenos yo sempre lo he hecho así XD
Perico De Los Palotes Y los amigos un abrazo, o incluso un hola adios y a tomar viento
I´m from Spain. Most of the people over 40 yrs don´t speak english bc when they wereyoung they used to learn french at school, but us the young generations start learning english at school when we're 3 yrs old as an obligatory subject and most of us could perfectly have a fluent conversation :)
So if you need help when you´re in Spain I recommend you asking to teenargers or young adults (20-30..)
TRUE :) IM FROM SPAIN TOO
El nivel general de inglés sigue siendo bastante bajo en jóvenes. Incluso el nivel de español.
@@alosnocallereal1734 is veri dificul😂
That was people who are over 70 who studied French at school. You are the silly generation, illiterate as hell. Socialist sheep indoctrinated in all kind of lies and so illiterate.
Well... a fluent conversation... or something like that :)
The thing about eating in a restaurant is that we also have this thing called "sobremesa" that means basically that we can spend hours around the table even if we have finished eating just because that means we get to spend more time together. :)
Also as you said, if you wanna have paella you should probably go to the coast, it doesn't really make sense to come to Madrid and order paella... :)
Also, I'm Spanish and I say please and thank you too much probably... But I find that better than not saying it at all 🤷♀️
when i'm spanish and i'm watching this video for fun 😂😂😂😂😂
Same👍
When you are spanish? Are you other nationalities as well?
I think that the "key" about the manners in spain it's all about the context. We don't expect a "please" or a "thank you" when we are doing something that we consider our "obligation" or our job, just expect that the other person be polite and conscient about that you are a worker, not a "slave".
So if you are ordering food in a restaurant you don't need to say "please" to the waiter, because in that momet his job is attend to you, but if in the middle of the dinner you need to call the waiter again, the correct is "please/excuse me, can you come a moment?", because you have already been attended and you are interrupting the work that the waiter is currently doing.
For a foreigner probably this is weird, but for us is very intuitive. Probably a Spaniard in Spain will not tell you thanks to someone who has provided the best service in the world, but instead he will if he tells you what time it is.
That's actually the best definition I've heard yet. It's actually the most practical use of please and thankyou...in my opinion.
No estoy de acuerdo. Cualquiera que haya trabajado en atención al público sabe que hay clientes amables y educados, y clientes bastante desagradables y maleducados. Lo segundo no es «cultura española», y mucho menos una costumbre a recomendar a los extranjeros que vengan aquí.
En todos los trabajos en los que he estado, el «por favor» y el «gracias» son constantes incluso por parte de los jefes. Que existan obligaciones laborales no significa que se tengan que perder las buenas formas.
Yo soy español, de ascendencia española hasta por lo menos 3 generaciones atrás, y en mi familia jamás pedimos nada sin las debidas fórmulas de cortesía, independientemente de que sea a un trabajador.
@@astrius4125 Cualquiera que haya trabajado en atención al público sabe que añadir un "por favor" o un "gracias" al comienzo o al final de una fase no te convierte en una persona amable ni educada, porque ser amable o educado es una actitud, no cuestión de palabras, y cualquiera que haya trabajado en atención al público seguramente se haya encontrado con innumerables ejemplos de gente prepotente y maleducada que añaden "por favor" y "gracias" en sus fases pero que se están dirigiendo a ti como si fueses basura.
Lo que tú y tu familia hagáis es absolutamente irrelevante, independientemente de que quieras reforzarlo con eso de "ascendencia española hasta por lo menos 3 generaciones atrás". Este es un vídeo de una persona asustraliana que está comentando usos y costumbres españoles que puedan desubicar a extranjeros que visiten España, y por mucho que tú no estés de acuerdo, cualquier español o extranjero que haya pasado tiempo en España sabe que si estas trabajando en una oficina y necesitas un informe de un compañero simplemente le vas a decir algo del estilo "¿Puedes pasarme el informe X?" o "cuando puedas pásame el informe x" y en cambio le dirás cosas como "pásame el boli, porfa" o "por favor, ayudame a mover un momento la mesa"; y que si vas a una cafetería o un bar, la gente dice "¿me pones X?", "yo quiero X", "¿cuándo puedas me traes X?" y en cambio dice cosas como "perdona, ¿dónde está el baño", "perdona,¿me puedes dejar un cargador?".
Decir que esto no es lo más habitual, es faltar a la verdad. Y pensar que tener buenas formas consiste simplemente añadir "por favor" y "gracias" de forma automática y aséptica es cuanto menos tirste,y eso es precisamente lo que hace que a los españoles nos suene tan extraña la forma que tienen algunos extranjeros de añadir "please" and "thank you" constantemente, es como si fuese un automatismo que al final vacía de significado ambos conceptos.
@@astrius4125 Yo creo que se refiere más al hecho de que los extranjeros lo usan mucho más que nosotros en momentos que nosotros no lo hacemos, por ejemplo yo trabajo en tienda en una zona muy turistica, y los extranjeros te dicen gracias cuando te pagan y te lo vuelven a decir cuando les das el cambio, aqui sin embargo solo decimos gracias cuando nos dan el cambio, o ni eso.
I don't really agree with not to say thanks after a service. Most people around me almost always say thanks after they are attended/served , it's just a matter of education, personally I find it a little rude if someone doesn't say "gracias" to a worker after they are attended, unfortunately some people doesn't do it in Spain.
But yes, we don't usually say "por favor", at least in spanish it sounds weird, it think is just because "please" sounds softer than "por favor".
Eso q has dicho de la comida es muy real, tu cambias de provincia y entras como en otro mundo culinario
Y sin cambiar de provincia, a veces vas a otro pueblo o ciudad y pruebas algo que ni conocías. Por lo menos aquí en Alicante, es muy diferente la comida de la costa a la del interior.
Hombre es que cada vez que se viaja, aunque sea a un pueblo cerca, lo primero que se dice es "¿bueno, y qué se come aquí?".
Estas en Coruña y hay una cosa vas a Muxia o a Santiago y hay otra
Really accurate. Just wanted to say that sangria is usually made at home, mostly on summer when you are on a barbacue. That´s way you´ll never ask for sangría in a bar.
Thanks for the advice! x
Actually Sangría is a type of drink that only " heavys " and " punks " usually drink, most people only drink beer or " cubatas ". We only drink Sangria if it's free, there's nothing else to drink or it's San Fermin haha :) then it's ok
This is the most respectful, accurate and funny video I've seen on the topic! Love it!
Thank you so much! That is such a nice comment to read on a Monday morning. x
I watch the video expecting a lot of mistakes about Spain but surprisingly you got everything right! About kissing men also kiss other male family members.
I would add that you only kiss other males when they are close relatives like your dad, brother, your husband or your boyfriend. Or sometimes a very good friend. But here in spain we do a lot of kissing and hugging yeah lol.
The kissing between men is really weird and normally go for the handshake and if they are close the other person just to the hug with the pats on the back
kisses to greet each other between men are common when they are family members. Just dont do it to friends or anyone else, they will just think you are gay.
I don't get what is wrong with being gay to be honest. I'm bi and I kiss my dad and my uncle and some of my friends. And nobody pays any attention to it.
We don't kiss between men in Spain unless they're family ( and sometimes not even family ). We usually go with handshake with strangers and a hug or a pat on the back if it's a friend, or a punch if it's a really good friend! Also we usually greet each other with insults, like " que pasa hijoeputa " ( what's up motherfucker ) , and that's a sign of affection rather than an insult, but be wary it's only between friends, don't use it on strangers
The ''socks with sandals'' point is so true XD i don't understand why they dress like this couse feel your feet fresh and free in the sandals is one of the best thing of summer!! Free feet!! down the socks!!!
Mokuren13 I 100% agree with this comment!
OK, a German explains, hahaha: This habit comes from a time when you didn't buy new shoes every year. It was a question of hygiene (that explains the tendency to white socks as well -> you can boil them). If the sandals have to keep10 years, they shouldn't stink to high heaven, should they? I started to slip barefoot into the sandal as a young adult. And I can remember that at first it felt a bit nasty.
hxxx kxxx that's amazing! I love that there is a reason! But I must say that after living in Germany I should know, there is always a reason! Thanks for the comment! ☺️
Spanish people will never wear sandals with socks! they are Germans and British tourist
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In nowadays you can wash your sandals too;
If you can't put them in the washing machine you can always wash them by hand...
If you aren't gonna wear sandals barefoot, then what's the point lmfao ?
The thing with Sangría: Spanish people do sometimes drink Sangría, just not as much as foreigners. It's popular to make your own sangría when having a barbecue or similar afternoon event.
You got us :) So nice to hear someone talking so respectfully about Spain. Thanks :)
One of the reasons why Spaniards do not generally speak english is because all the films, televisión series and documentaries are dubbed into Spanish. It also happens in Italy, France and even Germany, whereas in smaller countries such as Portugal and the Netherlands they do not dub anything and their standard of English is much higher.
It's not because of that... But it might be one of the reasons...
Michel Angstadt thats not true AT ALL. Most OLD people dont speak english because for example my parents NEVER studied english at school. They studied French. The TV has nothing to do. I dont know why you say THAT if you have no idea....
Kurage Tan so true
Maybe older generations don't, but younger people generally do actually. It's not weird to find people that are learning/speaking more than one language. We study English from an early age
And because we do NOT want to abandon our language and not because a foreigner comes means that we all have to flex for him
¿Soy la única española que dice gracias todo el rato? XD
yo tb digo gracias mucho pero si q es cierto que solo con una entonacion amigable muchas veces 'basta' por decirlo asi
yo también! pero cuando lo hago entre amigos o familia lo toman como algo frío jhajaja
qué gracias me haces!
Yo también.. pero xq en realidad soy inglés infiltrado
Pero cuando era chico a mis amigos les daba coraje y más o menos he parado
No, no lo eres 🙋🏻♀️
Ahaha we drink sangria! BUT, sangría its often a drink for a social event where everyone wants to get a bit drunk in a cheap way without feeling the hard taste of alcohol while they are eating, its like drinking wine but then sourprise! you are drunk, and everybody is laughing, singing or something ahaha.
For example imagine, sunday, a big meal, a paella or a bbq, with lots of friends, in someones big house, with music and sangría. Nothing can be wrong ahahah.
There are several ways to make sangria, its common a mix of alcoholic drinks like gin, vodka, sometimes rum, it depends, lots of fruits, wine (please dont waste good wine in this), orange juice (or fanta), and sugar (then 1-2 days and its ready to drink, its optional) You wont taste the alcohol flavour. You mix everthing in a huge bucket and everyone goes to the bucket and they serve themselves.
Im not surprised you havent seen anyone drinking sangría, but its common. Its not what you drink if you are looking for a fancy meal. Its not the style. We love our "humble?" meals too, because they are good!! and fun!!
Comida+Sangría=Fiesta.
Hi Elyce, Thank you for sharing your understanding and experience on Spanish Culture in such a lovely way 😊😊 Te deseamos un muy feliz día, Elena & Felipe
Me ha encantado el video y me ha encantado que exista gente de fuera que aprecie nuestras particularidades sin ofensas. Gracias
Y aquí no estamos siempre de fiesta, salir a tomar un par de cervezas después de trabajar no es una fiesta xD Aquí se bebe socializando no para pillarse el pedo como hacen el resto de países :)
A mí me hace gracia cuando los ingleses se sorprenden porque nuestra esperanza de vida sea más alta que la suya y dicen que nos pasamos la vida de fiesta y bebiendo. No, los que van a Magaluf son ellos, nosotros vamos de terraceo o a tomar una copa "afterwork" pero no nos cogemos a diario unos pedales de acabar yendo al supermercado desnudos
Lo que pasa es que aqui, en muchos casos, se sale de terraceo y luego además se coge el pedal de fin de semana :P Los más jovencillos si quieres... Pero se hace.
Recordemos el Botellón y sus estragos...
"Aquí se bebe socializando", es verdad pero me ha hecho un montón de gracia 🤣🤣🤣
Es verda mis padres son ingleses y beben d una forma q no es normal
Verdad
In Catalunya no one will care if you say you don't like flamenco music, same in the whole north, because isn't really popular there!
Buen video!
That's definitely true. I have found people don't really talk about it at all in the north. Gracias xx
Im from Madrid and i dont like flamenco
That just happens on Andalucia actually. But I'm Valenciano so don't criticize paella or we will have problems.
Except for "Rumba catalana"...
@@atucsuc which is not Flamenco
Great video amiga! You're 100% correct in your observations...Very educational and accurate
Thanks you xx
As spanish native, I must say that this video is totally true. I so agree with everything you say. Especially the food part, I love it. Indeed Spain is not only paella, and regional dishes might be the best.
Thanks so much for your comment! I love hearing that I'm really learning about the culture in a not so guiri way haha
Thanks to you@@ElyceBehrsin for these beautiful words to our country! Btw, I love that you make an effort and pronounce perfectly 'Barcelona' !! :)
Jorge Pérez thanks so much ☺️
Wow, I’m just shocked about how many things you noticed from Spanish people and their culture, even though I’m Spanish. You described the situation perfectly. I just found your RUclips Channel and I’ll go through all your videos to find out more about it. Definitely a video that I’ll show my foreign friends before they come to Spain 😉 ¡Saludos desde Sevilla!
Miguel Garcia jajajajajajajaja yo he pensado lo mismo joder macho nos tiene fichados
Usually men kiss other men if they're family related. If they're not they tend to shake hands or tap their backs depending on how close they are. Amazing video ;)
I love the way you are so positive about everything! I’m from Spain and kinda hate everything here, but you actually just made it better with this video!
Yeah, we ARE great at spotting foreigners 😂😂
Anna RR you guys are actually the best at this. Australians are so bad at it that I've actually been complimented on my English by fellow Australians I've helped with directions hahaha
In September 2017 I was on the beach in the Regional Park of Calblanque (Murcia) and there were a couple of young Spanish girls. After a while a guy of around 30 or so went up and sarted chatting with them. He was nude and they were topless. I was nude too, and I thought to myself, If I were 20 years younger, I would probably have said something to them too. I ended up leaving to the next beach and then went to the area where the bus came to pick us up. While I was cleaning my feet to put on my sandals (no socks), I saw the two girls approaching, I hadn't spoken to them at all, but I asked them, ¿Dónde os habéis dejado el ligue? (I've lived in Spain since 1971.) Their answer was, Ah, ¿pero tú no eras ingles? I happened to be reading a novel in Spanish while I was on the same beach as them, but I guess they didn't notice and I do look like a foreigner, even though I'm American, not English. We travelled back to Madrid together the following evening. I paid them as if it were a Blablacar arrangement.
I don't know how we know, but be know, we just know. It doesn't have anything to do with the skin color or the hair (I'm blonde with blue eyes). It's a natural skill.
OMG rn i remembered one time i was visiting England (im spaniard) and i was in the M&M shop and a girl that was going to attend me, before i even open my mouth, said: "Puedes hablar en español eh" and i was like, no way, where am i wearing the signal? So its not only finding foreigns in the spaniards, also spaniards in the foreigns xdd
@@juanpls3856 that's so true, we're good at identifying Spaniards also when we're in other country
First time watching one of these about Spain (my country) and I think it's very accurate. Also thank you for being so respectful, you've earned the spanish seal of approval. I hope you keep enjoying your time here :)
Pilar Espinosa de los Monteros thank you so much! I love hearing that I'm getting things right! Besos
100% accurate. Love it! I am spanish and I can say you something: Don't quit please and thank you because it is absolutely great to hear ❤
Lovely video. As a Spaniard, this was a lot of fun for me to watch, because it made me think of things that are so near me that I had never even considered them. This is sooo enjoyable, plus, clear and well informed.
"When you go to the Basque Country don't go looking for Tapas" SOOOO TRUE. WE LOVE OUR PINTXOS.
Claro hostia
Only thing is it's only the name that changes... :P
RT MY GIIIRL!! Im from Galicia and I must recognize it. They have the best ones
@@jojoelix2027 Best answer ever!
@@Erellion Thanks! 😂😂😂
I'm Spanish and the only time that we males kiss in the two cheeks is when we are family as uncles, grandfathers, fathers and people like that
DiabloEnElBeat Philby I think it depends on the region too. Sometimes best friends kiss too.
You kiss in the two cheeks? Sounds oddly erotic
Great job! You really have got our meassure, especially considering that you have been here for just around a year or so...
Nice video. No stereotypes, no prejudices. You were really respectful admitting that you were not sure about everything and not taking for granted that your cultural point of view is the best or the only one. I am Spanish, but I live in Germany and me too, I learnt that this is the way to really approach another culture and enjoy the experience.
We’re not rude, we are direct :)
¡Exactamente!! We have different ways of being polite as you stated 😉
Being rude is just the appreciation of being direct in an inappropriate context. You don't need to be direct in some situations. And this is universal, J, in Spain, in Australia and in Conchinchina, mate.
Kuuewukung you’re talking about not saying the first thing that crosses your mind. Thinking before talking. Those are different things :)
Eso es ¡DIRECTOS HOSTIA! :)
Direct is different. We simple don’t decorate every other sentence with “please” and “thank you” and the politeness is expressed in the modulation of the voice. I have seen more direct people in northern countries
As a Valencian, when I saw "paella" written in the video, I started shaking until i fell unconscious. My neighbours called the ambulance and they came and attended me. Once everything was OK they asked me what happened, so I told them about the video and the paella and they told me that they saw the video and that it was OK and invited me to do so while they were there just in case. So I did and I'm here alive and happy cuz you mentioned paella is from Valencia (very well proniunciation of Spanish C btw) and we re having a dinner together now.
Thank you for the video. It's always interesting to see what others feel about my country!
Señor Teclado this comment made me laugh! Love it!
JAJAJAJAJA que grande!
@@ElyceBehrsin You pronounced paella much better than your average Brit. They say " payela".
LMFAO AS A FELLOW VALENCIAN I FEEL THIS IN MY SOUL the amount of instinctual fear I felt before she started talking was all-consuming. This video is truly wonderful, to get so many things right (especially the paella bit). Bless
You made me laugh! I am from Valencia too and I can understand you so well! I
Excellent analysis Sweetie. Lived here 15 years and you are spot on with your advice.
I'm Spanish and I must say that I liked the video and, as many others have already said, you've got some good points of our culture. Thanks for being one more of us :)
I am Andalusian from Seville (although I live in the UK) and do not like flamenco much myself haha
About the 2 kisses... I'd say that between guys is usually a handshake if you are not close to the person, or a hug if you are close, or 2 kisses if it's a member of your family or a really really close friend. I also think that in a professional context, it would be a handshake 99% of times regardless of gender.
I liked this video. Despite only having been there for a year, you have learned a lot from our culture!
Haha I knew there were Andalusians like you out there. That's really good to know about the greetings. Oh that's so nice to hear. I really love Spanish culture and I think it's really interesting to get to know such a strong and alive culture like Spain's.
@@ElyceBehrsin My parents for example doesnt like the flamenco that much. But they love dancing sevillanas.
Martin LÓPEZ I need to find out more about sevillanas because a few people have told me that now! Thanks for the comment! x
@@ElyceBehrsin Sevillanas are one of the flamenco types ¨Uno de los palos del flamenco¨ it´s probably the most extended. I mean the flamenco have lot of variants from the purest like the seguidillas (ruclips.net/video/iEjJDMoie2U/видео.html ) to others more known like the sevillanas (ruclips.net/video/fJIUkpdXDDU/видео.html ) danced in all the ferias and andalusian weddings
@@MartinLOPEZ-cs9ii I might have seen it at feria in Seville actually. It did look pretty fun!
Muy buena lectura, y sí, los hombres para saludar a otros hombres o damos la mano o un pequeño abrazo, si es alguien muy cercano, de la familia, amigo desde la infancia...incluso un beso en la mejilla. Y por supuesto que siempre un gracias o un perdón es adecuado, pero debemos entenderlo como algo más frio en general, que se usa más cuando tienes menos confianza con la persona con la que mantienes una conversación. Desde mi experiencia, te digo que alguna vez he dado las gracias por algo o pedido perdón a alguna persona cercana y me ha contestado que no es necesario que lo haga, incluso sientiéndose mal por ello, porque siente que eso que ha hecho no necesita un reconocimiento expreso a través de la palabra gracias.
Hi!
I'm spanish and I decided to watch this video so I could know what foreigners consider "strange" about spanish culture. It gives you a lot of perspective. I mean, I didn't realised people in other countries spent their New Year's Eve in a party, rather than with the family.
So, just a couple of things I wanted to point out:
First is about the bill thing. In spanish culture there is a thing called "sobremesa". It refers to the time when everyone have just finished having their meal, but everyone is still on their sits talking (maybe with a desert or wine). Restaurants know about this, so they won't push you out until you make them notice you are ready to go.
And second is about the double kiss. As a male, I only do the double kiss to females. I have met a couple of gays who also did that, but it felt a little awkward (even I being gay too). Usually, a male would do a handshake with another male with their right hands. Then, with their left hands, they would do the back-slapping to the other male. It is a lot easier and fluent than it seems, trust me.
So... That's all. I'm sure there will be lits of people who will (or have) answer this but I wanted to do so myself.
no estoy seguro de si con 'gays' te refieres a hombres o a _hombres gays_ pero me estoy partiendo el culo de la risa. Y digo estoy siendo un tio bisexual xDD pero si, de guys a gays solo hay una letra de diferencia lmfao (aunque en ingles suelen decir 'gay guys/gay dudes' en vez de solo gays porque suena....un poquito homófobo llamarlos simplemente 'the gays')
An interesting fact:
In some towns in Cataluña we call guiris "quemacos" pronuncied ( k-e-m-a-k-u-s). It's a little joke because "que maco" means "how beautiful" and when foreigners visit some places in spain they say "que maco que maco" all the time looking at everything. And that's because we call them quemacos.
egarc265 a los de Barcelona fuera de su provincia nos llaman pixa-pins xD
I'm spanish and this video is so accurate, i think that if you had a better pronunciation you would seem like an spanish girl xd
Craxter Master oh thanks so much! I'll keep working hard on my Spanish then 😘
@@ElyceBehrsin Elyce, if you've only been here for just over a year you won't have to work too hard, I can assure you. Your pronunciation is clear, sharp like a Spaniard's, with none of the usual mistakes like elongated, rounded vowel sounds, no typical English-speaker schwas, no fuzzy consonants... Excellent.
And, as you can tell from my name, I'm not Spanish but I have lived here (BCN) for forty years and work in linguistics.
A great video overall.
What's the next going to be about?
@@ElyceBehrsin I'm Spanish, I went to an English academy for some years so I could have the required English level for when I finish college. The head of the academy was a woman, a British woman that has been living in Spain for many many years, she speaks Spanish every day, more than English, she's always hearing people talking in Spanish, and still, she has a strong accent, really really strong, still forgets words and stuff, so, I guess that it's hard for non Spanish people to speak Spanish, specially if they're English. I don't know, maybe it's the way we pronounce, maybe how we articulate the words or something, but it's always hard. We are always surprised when foreigners talk with good accent
Elyce Behrsin for sure, when this popped up in my feed I thought you'd start to speak Spanish!
1. Not just New Year's Eve, we don't party before midnight any day of the year. You guys just go back home way too early for our standards. If you go to a club at midnight any weekend of the year it's most likely going to be empty... because people don't start going to clubs until 2-3 am. Before that, we just go to bars (until midnight) and then to pubs until the clubs open. So Food -> Drinks -> Dancing. Here, a normal weekend party night could start at around 8 pm with tapas and go all the way to 6-7 am until the clubs close (amd you could even stay longer if you are into after-parties and general chemistry). Depends on the city, though.
6. I guess it depends on the city too, but I live in the south (Granada) and you'll be fine anywhere between 8pm and midnight. Also, we don't really go so much for dinner as for "tapas", so it's a longer process with no specific schedule or deadline, you just need the bars/kitchens to be open. I'd actually consider it rude if a waiter brought me the bill before I've asked for it (unless it's superlate and they have to close).
7. Sangría is something we sometimes do at home for special events (and we normally do a big pot, kind of like Brits do with Punch). It's a process and needs some time to be proper sangría (it has to ferment a little bit) and it's ideally a summer drink with seasonal fruits (mainly peach, which you rarely find out of season), so in most bars what you order is not even going to be sangría (not given fermentation time and with barely any fruit, normally some apple chunks. So essentially a way of charging tourists more for what essentially is a cheap-ass tinto de verano). Also, while you can do it with cheap wine, it's not like we just do it to make cheap wine taste better. The nicer the wine, the nicer the sangría (though of course you don't want to waste fancy wine by mixing it with a lot of stuff). When we go out we mostly drink beer or wine.
7 (bis). You are not only going to miss on a lot of great food, if you start ordering paella all over Spain, 99% of the time you are not going to get a proper paella but what I like to call "tourist rice" or "rice with things", which is horrible and overpriced (and has no resemblance at all with the real thing). As an indicator, the most traditional paella is actually made with rabbit and chicken, with some very specific, rare ingredients and with the bottom a bit burnt/seared, and good luck finding that one in your average tourist restaurant out of the Valencia region. My advice, don't order Paella anywhere unless you are completely sure that it's an specialized restaurant.
8. Depends on the type of guys and the relationship they have, it can vary from person to person even within the same family. Can be handshake, pat in the back or hug or even kissing in the cheeks too (though male kissing is probably more of a regional, very close relative thing). Huging (both male and female) is normaly not something you'd do unless you have a very close relationship with whoever you are huging or maybe to greet someone you haven't seen in a long time, it's by no means a regular, day to day greeting. Whatever the case, and as used as I am to the whole kissing/handshake thing, I honestly think it's completely sexist =)
10. Depends on the self-confidence of whoever you are with. I'm Andalusian and if you tell me you don't like flamenco (or any other local thing), well, it saddens me that you are not enjoying that aspect of the local culture, but it's also not something to lose sleep over. Not everyone has to like everything =) Whatever the case, just like with the paella and the sangría, chances are most tourists are visting overpriced, tourist-specific flamenco joints or just watching street dancers. Like with everything else, the difference between crap flamenco for tourists and proper flamenco is HUGE, and even in the good places they have better and worse days. I've seen tourists CRY in proper flamenco shows, they can get very intense. And you should be aware that many times people mistake other unrelated styles for flamenco (like rumba or sevillanas). Even within flamenco there are very different styles, ranging for the most traditional old folk to newer, more "fusion" styles. You might like some and despise others (my case).
And now a little request: do you think you could do a similar video for Spanish people who want to move to Australia? (considering to move to Melbourne here ^^').
· HigoChumbo · yeh I'm actually planning on doing one soon!
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I'm spanish and everything you say is so true! One of the most accurate videos I've seen on youtube and it's original as well because most of the time you see youtubers mentioning the same things all over. Well done :)
Very good!!
Also, in case anyone wants to know, soooo many of these observations are perfectly describing Greece as well.
The main difference is the language. Almost everyone under the age of 40 in Greece can speak at least basic English.
But generally we are definitely brother nations. Hola, Espagna!!
As a Spanish, I will recommend your videos to any international friend of mine who comes to visit me. AMAZINGLY good interpretation of Spanish culture and behaviours.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Jan E. thanks so much 😍
Well, I'm native Spanish, and I have seen this video for curiosity. The things she's saying are ALL TRUE.
If you wanna be understood speaking in English in Spain, speak to a young person. Most of us have learnt this language in primary school, so we have at least a basic level. In the other hand, fifty-year-old people and older ones are more likely to not speaking English, just because their generation wasn't thought that language in the school.
About "flamenco", yes, it's regional, as everything in this place. It's more tipical in Andalucía that in another parts of Spain. Anyway, we don't all like flamenco -by the way, there are people who like it all around the country. And we don't all dance flamenco 😂
The answer to the way males greet is normally handshaking. They also give a hug or a hit in the back when you know better the other man. Some females also rather handshaking, and hugging, specially younger ones or in formal contexts, but is more usual double kissing even when you're friends with the other person.
I am from Spain! Very good and accurate video. Ive loved every minute of it hahahahah
I've really enjoyed listening to you. It's all true, and as a Spanish person I'm thankfull for the kindness and swetness way in which you speak about us. Thank you and congratulations.
It's funny how you say Paella. Sounds like "Payella". But other words as "Barcelona" you pronnounce it just like a native spaniard does.
Miguel Delatorre haha I wish there was a laugh reaction on RUclips! Paella is probably one of the worst words for English speakers...we either over pronounce double vowels or under pronounce them 😜. Thanks for the comment x
@@ElyceBehrsin try it as two words, "pah-eya" it work for some of my friends :-)
RockForever105 I will practice! 😘
@@ElyceBehrsin the spanish LL sounds similar to de Y, for example the York of New York.
Mokuren13 yeh it's actually the ae that screws me over in that word and the fact I learnt Spanish in Argentina where the ll is a Sh sound haha! My brain is a mess 😜
Not driving on the other side.
Tuya Khalifa Hahahaha true! I was so worried about that when I first drove in Spain, but it was surprisingly easy to adjust!
Hello! Just found your channel, love you accent and Spain videos. I will traveling there next year for the first time so I am binging your videos! Haha have a great day!
Hey big HELLO to Austalia people! I was there few weeks ago and It was a really nice experience. You described Spanish manners very well and precise. Nice video :)
Spot on! I am Spanish, but I live in the UK and when I visit Spain I have a tendency to say "sorry", "excuse me", "thank you" until I remember that I am in Spain and I change my manners
I think this is the first and the best video of someone foreigner (guiri ;D) that just gets into the Spanish culture and explains it so well. Really really accurate! hahaha I wish all foreigners were like you (some even think we're some kind of weird Mexican people -.- or don't get us at all!) I really like it! thanks for taking your time to appreciate us ^^
The part of spanish cuisine is EXTREMLY accurate! depending of the region of Spain you are visiting (think of it as the states of america) they all have different dishes that are tipical, for example: "pisto" is something tipical from Castilla la Mancha and it is not eated (not as such) in other places of Spain! and paella is from Valencia, so it's silly to order it in other places, it's just not the same (in my opinion).
About the kissing salutations: female are always doble kissed, by males or females when they greet each other. Males shake hands, but if they are family you can kiss them in both cheeks too. And for kids, both female or male get kissed hahahah. But honestly all of this is just the "politically correct situation", if you are with a friend or family you can do whatever you want obviously xD
Sorry for my possible bad English xD
Nunai that's so nice! I love reading these comments and your English is great! I understood you perfectly xx
@@ElyceBehrsin Thank YOU! I really appreciate when someone spends the time to understand and respect our culture ^^, and not only "Spain = toros, paella, flamenco" style >_
Really nice and respectful video! People like you are more than welcome in Spain!
Thank you so much for being so nice to us. People experiencing other culture tend to be rude, also ourselves. So thank you for being nice and for appreciating our way of doing things hehe
You're welcome! Thanks so much for a equally nice comment xx
From a spanish, I loved this, soo much, so true and so respectful!
Good eye!✨✨
Alba Garcia thanks so much!!! 😘
In Spain the greeting between two men is usually a handshake, but the two kisses are also common, especially among relatives (parents, grandparents, brothers ...) or very close friends.
Well in fact two kisses between men are basically ONLY among very close relatives (fathers and sons, that's it). Maybe it depends on the region. I kiss my father and my sons, but no my brother (even though hugging is fine).
Excellent observations Elyce, you really took the time to do excellent observations on food culture (loved how you noticed how regional it is), the time we take to do everything and how we behave when socializing. Thank you!
I don't use to comment on RUclips but I really loved your video and I wanted you to know. It's a pleasure to see people like you visiting our country. You have understood our culture, appreciated our food and did everything on your hand to get along with us. Basically, all your points explained here are right. I hope you had a great time in Spain. I'd love to visit your amazing, huge and beautiful island one day! Greetings from Madrid
Thank you so much! This made my morning!
Im a spanish girl and I speak fluent english I did learn it to travel the world.. you or the ppl ho plans to come visit our country should learn a couple of phrases in Spanish instead of asking us to learn english... don’t you think so?
Nancy JC that would be my point. I can understand it from the point of view of L2 English speakers to a degree. A lot learn English because it's useful for travel in almost all of the world, for instance tourists aren't learning Estonian when they travel to Estonia, because they can use English so it might seem annoying to then need a third to travel in Spain. Especially if they're doing a multi-country trip in europe. But if you can learn English learning some Spanish phrases isn't that hard. I did the same when I went to France even though they often speak English or even Spanish in the south. Some of my Spanish students thought Spanish was the language in France and Portugal because when they went with their families that's what they spoke. So it happens with all dominant languages.
Tendras razon pero piensa que el ingles te sirve en todos los paises a los que visites.Entonces los españoles debemos de aprender ingles porque aqui el nivel es muy bajo .En General digo.El español solo lo puedes usar en paises hispanohablantes .Pero estoy de acuerdo en que deberian saber decir almenos una frase en español .Pero a ellos les cuesta mas aprender español que nosotr@s aprender ingles
All people should learn English. then it is a matter of education
Even though english is not the most spoken language it’s used as a neutral language to communicate between parties that have their own language, and that is a big point for the english language. I agree with Nancy. Spanish is also taught in USA... which has a pretty big latin population. it’s a matter of interest when you travel, learning some words of the country you’re visiting. Don’t you love, english people, when everybody speaks your language? So we do. ‘A matter of education’ to know a language? How egocentric.
@@ElyceBehrsin OMG! Sabemos que el inglés es importante, pero el español es el siguiente idioma más importante del mundo (primer chino, por supuesto). ¿Estás de visita en España y tengo que aprender tu idioma? Sé que es neutral, pero USTED debería saber algo en español para estar aquí.
"Voy a viajar por el mundo, los avisaré antes para que vaya aprendiendo mi idioma"......... En fin
I am spanish and everything you said is true!! also, the time for dinner depends on the place you are going but as you said, the most "popular" time to go is at 9 or 10 PM. Thank you for talking about spain with such respect xx
Thanks so much! Yes you are right about dinner. Thanks again xx
You got it all right! Amazing! And so much fun. Congratulations for the video and I hope you enjoy a lot out country!
You are SOOOOOOOO sweet, nice and respectful...it's a delight to listen to you. Thank you for your video and enjoy your time in Spain!