Spanish Culture: What You Thought Vs Reality

Hi, thank you for the video. I'm Spanish living in the UK for almost 10 years now. There is good for in the UK for sure, but it can also be expensive. The problem here from my perspective and experience is the amount of fast food, sweets and processed foods the majority of people consume on a regular basis and this is reflected in supermarkets (lunch meal deals, already made, etc.)I don't know if in the past, people used to cook from scratch a lot more, I imagine so. I know that sadly this is also changing in Spain but I belive we still cook from scratch most of our meals.

Oh boy, I am vegan and eating scary things is not in my menu😁 Either way, I will have a wonderful time in Spain❤

Sobre el ceceo, es curioso porque hasta en mi ciudad (Jerez de la Frontera), hay gente que cecea un poco y otra gente que sesea un poco. Por cierto, No puedo parar de ver vuestros vídeos, este canal es genial!! Congrats!!

There's good food in England, they call it Indian food 😂😂😂

Rude, no way, Been to many places in Spain, never!

American here, as far as the Spanish being evil in media, for us it’s normally Russians that play the villains

as an English person, we only care about Andalusia and the islands. The rest of Spain may as well not exist.

spain never conquered or occupied Mexico ..hehehe at that time Mexico as a country didn't exist yet..hehehe just saying

I'm Hispanic American from NYC but for some reason, I've always wanted to go to Spain. Esecially Barcelona to see La Sagrada Familia.

Interesting points. I arrived in Bilbao and spent a week in San Sebastian with a couple friends. Finally reached Barcelona, after hitting Pamplona and Zaragoza. American Culture shock is real. and yes literally everyone stares. yeah, I know we probably look like tourists, especially being from Montana Lol but we are trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. Americans are incredibly polite on the sidewalks at home but we've noticed a huge difference here. Everyone just kind of does their own thing or walk side by side 2x2 or with 4 people and not care about moving aside for anyone. Not even slightly, even if we start veering towards one side to make clear a path single file to the point of having to go in to the street because no one moves!! I've had to move out of the way for people charging towards me who were hellbent on not moving a single inch. People coming out of shops literally walking right in front of us (almost into us) its crazy. Or literally stopping dead in the middle of a busy sidewalk. I'm walking in zigzags down a sidewalk like a weirdo to avoid hitting people. NY or LA are probably different but most other place in the US have sidewalk courtesy.

My step dad always used to think my mom and I were fighting as well, I think half of it is not understanding the language

Having spent my childhood in Spain and moved to Canada in my early teens, I encountered all these cheesy stereotypes. Mostly equating Mexican culture with Spanish culture..

No, we are not rude. I am kind and sweet.

I enjoyed this video and how you explained how perceptions differ from one culture to another. Basically, when one visits —emphasis on “visits” — another country, one must not expect things or people to conform with your expectations. You are a “guest” and therefore must accept the conditions as they are. Thank you for your well-presented videos.

There is a very subtle teaching of the slightly evil Spanish in the USA. Probably going back to the Catholic Spain and protestant USA. Also an interesting mix or admiration for a certain demographic in Spain who fought against Franco. Probably because of Ernest Hemingway's works. Love your videos and love Spain can't wait to get back to Valencia!

Spain is always a lot of fun, however, the psychology of the people is rugged (áspera) to the point that they could seem to be rough , but in reality they are very warm . I do have profound reservations about Catalonians, but I believe it's based on their sense of identity, they wan to be more relevant than they really are..... the rest of Spain is pure joy !

Que feo seria el mundo si homogeizaramos nuestro estilo de vida o vision del mundo. Imaginense que el planeta fuera 100% ingles, 100% frances, o 100% aleman, etc. Y seguimos intentando imponer la cultura propia sobre la ajena. Slds desde Paraguay!

Hi. Actually, in Norway, we use, directly translated, "pulling a Spanish one". It means, taking a short cut, our doing something that is slightly illegal, or just frowned upon.. We don't se spanish people as bad, just as someone who, might, especially in traffic, have a slight disregard for the rules... Like, when it comes to "parking". Just stopping at the curb, or blocking the road, turn on the emergency lights, because you will "be right back"...

that TH sound is the worst.

What this video demonstrates is that stereotypes are always nonsense. I´ve lived in Spain almost five years and I love it, especially the many ways it deviates from the norms I was used to in my dismal country of origin.

Brilliant! ☺

I keep hearing both of you use the word "ciao", when saying bye in a number of your videos. Is this something that is regional? Or is this something that is accepted nationally in Spain? We are planning a trip for November and brushing up on our Spanish. This is the first time I am hearing this.

I should make a video about what spanish people believe about American culture geeeeeze joderrrr

In Spanish we have a saying "hacerse el sueco" (pretend to be Swedish) to imply that someone may pretend to not know what is going on even although s/he fully understands the situation but prefers not to let on that all is clear.

YeTH you do jehejehehe 😄 😉

I am Portuguese and Spanish, born and raised in the USA. I visited Tenerife and southern Spain for the first time in 2019. I didn't feel like the locals, but towards the end of the 18th day, I felt like I can live there. I need to practice my Spanish but I can get with my present skills. There's still room for improvement.

Oh geez, really...Mexico and Spain are totally different cultures. Even Puerto Rico is very different than the Spaniards in Spain. My ancestors originated in Spains peninsula, Canary Islands and Portugal. Some of my family that live in Puerto Rico identify themselves as Canarios or Islanos. Others (younger generation) say they are Puerto Ricans.

Murcia is so close to Alicante,
Murcia, queso de cabra al vino or
"The drunken goat"
and "Doble Pasta wine

Negative stereotypes I've heard: they don't know how to patiently wait in line, they smoke too much, they talk politics too much, they don't hustle when they work, they are a bit smug, and smack their women around sometimes. Though, of course, every country and every people have negative stereotypes. And I'm sure they are all far from the truth.

I did ...but now know they are top bananas

@Spain Revealed - Off-topic...I am excited to see the book Shantaram on your bookshelf! It's the longest book I have read twice!

La Leyenda Negra: the biggest fake-news that still keeps on giving (like brexit!!!) :-DDDDDD

This is the best video on the history about the colour of the cristal you see the Life.
Of course, sorry but muy english.

2:00 precisely according to me, the letter s needs slightly more effort to pronounce.

Couple questions.

1.) I'm in the U.S. and currently there's a lot of discussion about race and our country's history, I'm thinking specifically regarding slavery and the terrible treatment of indigenous peoples. Lately it's been an all consuming topic where I live. Do people in Spain talk about the history of their country and treatment of indigenous people in North and South America? Just curious.

2.) If I moved to Spain what should I talk about to not come off as "INTENSE". What do Spaniards talk about?

We don sthpeek withph a lithpsth!

In Sanlúcar de Barrameda en Jerez de la Frontera they speak with a lisp. This is the way that Canadians and Americans and the rest of the world for that matter perceive it.