Only a Moment
A few things I have noticed:
- No Smoking signs are simply a suggestion. People here smoke everywhere.
- There is less concern for ´personal space´. On the Metro, walking in the street, standing in line...people are much more passive about it.
- People generally don´t stand in line. When you go into a shop, it is customary to ask: ¿Que es la ultima? which means ´Who is last?´ and then you just remember your turn comes up after theirs.
- Do not cross the street if there are cars coming. Unless there is a clear ´Walk´ symbol, cars will barrel through intersections and crosswalks. Pedestrians are low on the totem pole here.
- If you want tickets for the AVE (high speed train to Seville), buy them weeks in advance. Especially if you are trying to travel there on a holiday.
- There are very few fat people here.
- You never see ´Rascals´.
- No Smoking signs are simply a suggestion. People here smoke everywhere.
- There is less concern for ´personal space´. On the Metro, walking in the street, standing in line...people are much more passive about it.
- People generally don´t stand in line. When you go into a shop, it is customary to ask: ¿Que es la ultima? which means ´Who is last?´ and then you just remember your turn comes up after theirs.
- Do not cross the street if there are cars coming. Unless there is a clear ´Walk´ symbol, cars will barrel through intersections and crosswalks. Pedestrians are low on the totem pole here.
- If you want tickets for the AVE (high speed train to Seville), buy them weeks in advance. Especially if you are trying to travel there on a holiday.
- There are very few fat people here.
- You never see ´Rascals´.
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