B2 – Upper intermediate
Are you a true-blue Espanol? Read the article and see which among the cultural quirks you can identify with. Be ready to debunk the myths, explain the idiosyncrasies, and add what you think is missing from the list.
15 Signs You Were Born and Raised in Spain
Discuss:
1. Which ones do you practice? Which ones are not true for you?
2. Do you think you can add more to the list?
3. What do you think is the history behind some of the mentioned practices?
2 replies on “Signs You Were Born and Raised in Spain”
1. Which ones do you practice? Which ones are not true for you?
There are a few signs of the list with which I identify myself, and others that I think that are spanish
stereotypes.
Particularly, I can see myself reflected in signs 1 and 9.
I have tried to address my best friends using their real names, but it is too hard for me to avoid calling them “tio” or “tia”.
On the subject of sunscreen, my skin is quite white, so I think that I have no choice about whether or not to use sunscreen.
I think the sign I identify with the least is number 8: I really don’t need bread with my meals.
2. Do you think you can add more to the list?
The first ones that come to my mind are:
– Spaniards tend to speak very loudly
– There is a bad habbit, very widespread, of arriving late to places. It’s wrong, but I think people are starting to change it.
3. What do you think is the history behind some of the mentioned practices?
I think that for example, the history behind number 7, sadly is closely related to the recent economic crisis.
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