I liked the poblaciones of Barcelona.
It made me feel I was in Latin America
The buildings and the malls made feel feel like I was in the more modern, more upscale parts of Santo Domingo San Juan and other major cities in Latin/ South America.
One time, I was talking to a taxi driver and I told him so I could direct him where my hotel was, that my hotel was in the suburbs.
He said “No. please don’t say that. What you are referring to is “Los poblaciones”
Suburbs mean ghetto places with high concentrations of poor people or minorities
Just like in France, where baniliue literally mean suburb but it refers to an area with a lot of poor people or immigrants.
This web definition from a Spanish site confirms it. . es
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Spanish culture
Barcelona feels like South America.
The hustle and bustle (and crowds) makes you feel like you’re in NYC
Spanish women - they have attitudes.
Jamon Iberico
Pernil - the entrepa de paleta iberica
They like game shows a lot.
Vale
Politically incorrect
Is it Bad taste?
They’re more open to you, more extroverted.
Clerk Dances to a song sorry this just wakes me up
Punctual when it’s important, like for meetings
But with friends/ family can be impunctual
“Spanish time” impunctual but not always
Me recojen a la 9 vuelo a la 12.
Rambla torriente de agua ahora de gente
Acquarius soda - Spanish
Ravanquistan - el raval!
No son suburbios, son populaciones
I noticed, by comparison, that everything in US had to be big
Spanish people speak English!
Spanish but also British, French, and German tourists come here too
A lot of Peruvian restaurants around. I guess it’s popular.
Muslims are here too
A lot of African Americans go to Barcelona
Nobody’s superior to me or inferior either.
I did feel a connection A- that this was my roots.
Food is cheaper there, even meals that would be more expensive like paella and lasagna bolognese like 15 euros my paella tho was 31.
Paella cheap more like street food/ fast food and more greasy.ironically enough it reminded me of chifa
More extroverted- Flight attendants to guests why are you laughing? Borracha, in a joking way!
I’m Europe and Latin America, it seems like you’re not a “wuss”
It’s ok to show emotion I saw two French women crying
In the US, more repressed.
Make mistakes A guy said I told you if you could go after but he only offered 8 am 9 am lol
I feel the Spanish and the Italians are similar
Guidos
Although Mediterranean culture is seen as laid back, Spanish take their jobs seriously.
You could even see how stressed some are.
Even though Catalan is the official language, everyone speaks Spanish
The Spanish also speak English
Bc it’s Europe where countries are so closer to one another that everyone is either bilingual or trilingual.
Maybe being close to the sun p
Mango strawberry kiwi? drink
American guy in shirt “Nobody cares. Work harder.”
Spanish women are prettier than Italian women, imo.
Most had that dark white( Mediterranean look
Some blondes tho and they spoke Spanish too.
I feel in Europe they take care of their citizens more.
For example, I guess the government allows taxi drivers to be Uber drivers
Whereas, in nyc Uber drove taxi drivers out.
There was an area off the highway where I saw a soccer field and the buildings felt like Colombia or Latin America
In fact, some of the suburbs with their skyscrapers and modern shopping malls can make you feel you’re in Latin America.
Barcelona feels like South America but South America has more poverty
Some of the buildings and plazas feel like you’re in Latin America.
Parc Montjuic feels like South America
A lot of the architecture feels like you’re in Italy strong Mediterranean feel
Even Lyon felt like this
Passeig de Gracia for them it’s upscale for us not so much like Zara and H&M
France you have to make sure you have your seat belt (more enforced)
France some of these old towns look like old well kept NJ towns
Despite their reputation of being “laid back” and having a “live and let live” attitude, every Spanish worker I saw took their job seriously.
That didn’t take their sweet time, for example, like in other places
Lyon a Mediterranean city
People do u turns on a street I didn’t see that in Paris
Placa d’Espanya, Placa catalyuna, Placa colon
Red buildings
There was a brother and sister who I thought were Puerto Rican (remember we’re going to newark) but were Spanish, the girl was light skinned and had curly hair. Had a light skinned but still mixed look to them. Moors? Even mixed with Africans?
Even eating ham and cheese in Europe is an awesome experience there.
Spanish women were beautiful
Spanish women are more prettier than the Italian women I find in nj.
Spanish are more similar to Latin Americans than one might think
The Spanish take work more diligently/ seriously
Some Spaniards look Puerto Rican, just dating
The Spanish are white with a different flavor
Some of their Uber drivers drive really fast though
They have more value for time
They don’t take their time
Peruvians are not punctual, like the Spaniards
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