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The spin, the Spaniards ;-)

One thing first: The thread title is of course not to be taken seriously. I've just tried here, all the things collect, which are struck me in Madrid so, and which I as a German, sometimes just to shake his head in wonder. The list is of course far from complete and will certainly be extended in the course of time * * g:

• The daily schedule is shifted, in contrast to Germany by about 2 h, what you can do best established at mealtimes . So breakfast between 8 and 10, noon's are between 14 und 16 clock and dinner is 20 clock not let go - it's very common to eat here until about 22 clock dinner. Accordingly, later go to bed and then all they want then the next morning.
• Close anyway Fast food chains such as McDonalds and Burger King 23-24 Clock (Fri / Sat morning at 2), in a big city like Madrid not really understand (as they can - miss a lot of money - at least in the center). This shows the example of churros bars, which make early on 5 and 6 clock its biggest revenue and stick thick full.
• Even worse, banks are open daily only from 8.30 am bis clock 14 clock. How can one do as a regular employee's bank transactions? Sure, online banking * g *. 17 Clock made tight and inserted a siesta - In addition, with the exception of the great Kaufhäuserr the shops from 14.
• Since apartments in the very center of Madrid are scarce and expensive, but actually rented room with no windows (Jessi White sing a song about it ;-)).
• It is not unusual to pay for a Copa (also an alcoholic mixed drink such as "Cuba Libre ") in large discotheques € 11.
• Where we're on the Alk are: Alcoholic beverages may not by law be sold after 22 clock. If you need a helping his on man, you can confidently turn to the Chino his choice ;-).
• For me as a salad fan, it's really hard that there are no Fertigwürzmischungen (you know, those 5-packs in flavors pepper and herbs, Italia, dill herb etc. ..) are as in Germany. Also finished dressing in the bottle is very difficult to find and the bargain sauteuer. There remains only the conventional version with vinegar and oil - in the long run a bit boring.
  
• What makes me even worse (because I'm addicted) is that it hardly can buy gummy bears (highest so'n turn sour stuff with sugar), and if so, then it is also super expensive. I'm so on my first Christmas holiday stocked up with 10 bags from Germany, which made for some smile when I checked customs official.
  
• Football is by far the most popular sport No. 1 (Real Madrid alone has about 70,000 members) - That is also shamelessly exploited, however, and the football fan relentlessly asked to pay. So a stadium visit is very expensive (in Madrid go off the price of a normal league game from 25 €, with FC Barcelona can be - so you get a ticket for somewhere - good wages and be happy already by 400 €). Will we see otherwise, the top games live, you have to define themselves as in Germany pay-TV. A bit is also thought of the "normal" football fan - it is on Sunday, hosting the most games, a show where switched from a major studio from possible in all stages and is the reporter live from the respective Stadiun the current gameplay . express The whole is similar to our conference call on the radio, only here just with images - but not the game itself, but only by reporters and fans in the background. Really crazy! After the games (which take place the way, not all at once, but again be distributed nicely in the evening), there's a 5 to 10 minute summary of the game. The whole program takes Clock MOREOVER 17 bis 23.50 clock - every Sunday!
• What I feel here really into the Sa ** is that everything, absolutely everything, "eingespanischt" from the English generally. That is sometimes a really invented for commonly used English word simply a new English, may still be OK (although Städteverhunzungen at how New York really stop the fun) - but sometimes words are simply taken over 1:1 (from the spelling of her), but then just spoken in English, including all (American) brand names and proper names of persons. Thus, the largest software manufacturer in the world is pronounced just 'Miekrosoft'. Schreeeecklich ...
• The fact that the Spaniard is a very (national) proud nation, one can also find others on the music (eg the radio). If you look at the charts here once, so there are compared with Germany, not as many international artists in the top 20, but almost exclusively English and English-singing groups. If a singer here in Spain to succeed, he must also sing his songs again in English - and only this version will be played here. Is this a Enrique Iglesias or Shakira surprising nor any further, so it surprised me a bit that Eros Ramazzotti here all his hits just sings in a English version. Even Moby's current hit is played here only in English ...
  
• (almost) any response to a statement from another starts with "Si, pero ...", which is nothing other than" Yes, but ... " means. So give first always right (not to be rude), but then, still rejected then * g *. Since I am but the direct nature of the Germans a bit better ...
• English are generally very family-conscious, or - if you would like to express's negative - "mama's boy" ;-). Thus, the parental home much later than in Germany will be cleared - it is not unusual for Spaniards living with 35 still live with their parents.
• After a pedestrian crossing here has switched to Spain from green to red should be the start running still on the streets are pedestrian really quickly, because after do not really nenenswerten break (perhaps 1 second) has the auto traffic light turns green and the cars come close crashed. Apart from that, no cares here anyway to red (neither pedestrian nor driver (!)); red or zebra crossing does not mean this will also stop ... Nevertheless, you barely hear of any accidents.
• If you want to here you board a bus, you should never forget this show-and-out by hand holding the oncoming bus or the driver sitting in it too. Otherwise, mercilessly drove - regardless of how many people are waiting and at what time. You learn this one but very fast times at night after 20 minutes waiting to be allowed to stand and wait 'half an hour on the next bus must ;-)...
• The English are all crazy about the lottery. Whether this is with the Christian roots and faith in general here has to do (which is my theory), is another question - but any case, almost everyone here really play any type of lottery every week, 20 to 100 € use are not uncommon. There are even extra stores of where lottery tickets will be sold only. And it's hard to believe it, but I've already seen how earlier on Thursday and Friday queues of length and over 20 people were - incredibly ...
• New Year was here in Madrid (especially young people) a day earlier "pre-celebrate" before. So on the evening of 30 December, exactly the same ritual - Sol was as full as a day later to the "real" New Year's Eve, just as it was counted down, swallowed the grapes and Alcohol initiated. What sense is there will have to celebrate New Year twice? I can only explain the Spaniard with notorious Partywut * g *...