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por ergosum el 31-10-2007 13:10 UTC, publicado el 31-10-2007 15:20 UTC
Los tópicos sobre España siguen funcionando entre los extranjeros, y para comprobarlo, sólo hay que visitar un grupo de "Facebook" llamado "Sabes que has vivido en España si..."
#3La mayoría es verdad, y lo de que echamos aceite a todas las comidas es algo que a mi me lo han repetido en muchas partes del mundo. Siempre me dicen "cocina Española = aceite de oliva mas algo encima", lo que no saben es lo bueno que está.
#8Lo de que los bares es como una papelera gigante es verdad que siempre lo dicen. Todos los guiris que he conocido es lo primero que les llama la atención. Que en los bares todo se tire al suelo en lugar de a la papelera.
#9#8 Pues después de varios años viviendo fuera de españa, no veas lo difícil que resulta salir de pinchos y tirar las servilletas al suelo como si nada...
#14www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2379305991
Para los que no puedan entrar, copio aquí todas las perlas que hay en la página:
1) You think adding lemonade, fanta or even coke to red wine is perfectly acceptable. Especially at lunch time.
2) You can't get over how early bars & clubs shut back home - surely they're shutting just as you should be going out?
3) You aren't just surprised that the plumber/decorator has turned up on time, you're surprised he turned up at all.
4) You've been part of a botellon.
5) You think it's fine to comment on everyone's appearance.
6) Not giving every new acquaintance dos besos seems so rude.
7) You're shocked by people getting their legs out at the first hint of sun - surely they should wait until at least late June?
8) On msn you sometimes type 'jajaja' instead of 'hahaha'
9) You think the precious aceite is a vital part of every meal. And don't understand how anyone could think olive oil on toast is weird.
10) You're amazed when TV ad breaks last less than half an hour, especially right before the end of films.
11) You forget to say please when asking for things - you implied it in your tone of voice, right?
12) You love the phenomenon of giving 'toques' - but hate explaining it in English
14) You don't see sunflower seeds as a healthy snack - they're just what all the cool kids eat.
15) You know what a pijo is and how to spot one.
16) Every sentence you speak contains at least one of these words: 'bueno,' 'coño,' 'vale,' 'venga,' 'pues nada'...
17) You know what 'resaca' means. And you had one at least once a week when you lived in Spain.
18) You know how to eat boquerones.
19) A bull's head on the wall of a bar isn't a talking point for you, it's just a part of the decor.
20) You eat lunch after 2pm & would never even think of having your evening meal before 9.
21) You know that after 2pm there's no point in going shopping, you might as well just have a siesta until 5 when the shops re-open.
22) If anyone insults your mother, they better watch out...
23) You know how to change a bombona. And if you don't, you were either lazy or lucky enough to live somewhere nice.
24) You're either a Los Serrano person or an Aqui no hay quien viva person.
25) You don't accept beer that's anything less than ice-cold.
26) The fact that all the male (or female) members of a family have the same first name doesn't surprise you.
#15pensaba que iba a ser una cutrelista de topicazos baratos, pero diosss...que buena!!
Excepto lo de los rayos de sol, en la ciudad donde vivo en UK, las crias van con vestidos de verano y sandalias cuando sale un rayo de sol, aunque sea a 10 grados...
#16#0 Si la lista te parece llena de tópicos entonces no sé de que país eres pero al menos no de España, porque la gran mayoría son absolutamente reales.
#19#15 Pues eso dice el tópico, que nos sorprendemos de que a los primeros rayos de sol la gente vaya ligera de ropa, en vez de esperar a que haga calor.
Y es verdad, sobre todo rusos, ucranianos y de países similares, son capaces de ir sin camiseta en diciembre a poco que haga un poco de sol :)
#24El meor comentario:
Has estado en España si...
-te partes de risa al ver un Mitsubishi Pajero
Lo peor:
Has estdo en España si ...
-no te sorprende que todos los miembros (masculinos o femeninos) de una familia se llamen igual
¿? (supongo que tendrá que ver con el Jose Maria y Maria Jose, digo yo)
#27#24 No hombre, imagino que se referirá a la costumbre de ponerle al primogénito el nombre del padre (y, con menos frecuencia, a la primera hija el nombre de la madre).
Muy buena la lista. Como dicen por ahí, nos han calado xD
me llamo Juan, mi padre Juan, mi abuelo paterno Juan y para masss un tio por parte de madre: Juan. Y no es coña!
Pero no se de donde se sacara esas ideas...
Y por cierto, no estoy de acuerdo con lo de las dos cervezas por la mañana, eso seran mas bien los inglesitos, alemanes, checos... que le dan a la birra cosa fina! y si no acercaros por la costa española a ver que beben. De tooo menos agua.
Eso de que si quedas con alguien a las 3 y llega a las 3 y cuarto te sientes afortunado...
Si quedo con alguna amiga a las 3 y llega antes de las 6 me acojono... no puede ser bueno que lleguen "tan pronto" xDD
#36Cuando convives con extranjeros, daneses, holandeses, belgas, ingleses, etc te das cuenta de que al principio la mayoria piensa igual sobre nuestro pais, pero luego se adaptan y son como uno más incluso se de más de una que sabe de cocina andalusí más que nadie, verdad Judith (de alemania)
You know you have been in Finland too long, when...
1. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.
2. As you walk past the Parliament Building in Helsinki, and see the statue titled "Svinhufvud" you no longer read it as "Swinehead"... instead you think "What a good Swedish name!"
3. When a stranger on the street smiles at you:
* you assume he is drunk
* he is insane
* he's an American
4. You don't think twice about putting the wet dishes away in the cupboard to dry.
5. A friend asks about your holiday plans and you answer "Oh, I'm going to Europe!" meaning any other Western European country outside Scandinavia.
6. You no longer scrunch up or fold your paper money. You always put your money in your wallet.
7. You see a student taking a front row seat and wonder "Who does he think he is?!"
8. Silence is fun.
9. The reason you take the ferry to Stockholm is:
* duty free voldka
* duty free beer
* to party heartly... no need to get off the boat in Stockholm, just turn around and do it again on the way back to Finland
10. Your coffee consumption exceeds 6 cups a day and coffee is too weak if there is less than 10 scoops per pot.
11. You pass a grocery store and think "Wow, it is open, I had better go in and buy something!"
12. Your native language has seriously deteriorated, now you begin to "eat medicine", "open the television", "close the lights off", and tell someone "you needen't to!" Expressions like "Don't panic" creep into your everyday language.
13. You associate pea soup with Thursday.
14. Your idea of unforgivable behavior now includes walking across the street when the light is red and there is no WALK symbol, even though there are no cars in sight.
15. Your notion of streetlife is reduced to the few teenagers hanging out in front of the railway station on Friday nigts.
16. Your bad mood becomes your good mood.
17. Sundays no longer seem dull with all the stores closed, and begin to feel restful instead.
18. "No comment" becomes a conversation strategy.
19. You finally stop a... » ver todo el comentario
#45"-cuando al pagar algo que cuesta 8′50 le dices al dependientes “¿quieres los 0′50?"
Este me ha hecho mucha gracia, en otros países he notado como miraban raro al darles el pico en monedas. Es mas cómodo para todos, no?
Hay otros con los que no me siento nada identificado. Cabezas de toro en los bares? Me sorprendería mucho entrar a un bar y que lo tuviese. Tirar las cosas al suelo en los bares lo he visto mucho en otras ciudades pero me sigue sorprendiendo. Ni tampoco suelo comer a las tantas... quizá soy un raro dentro de los raros :S
Lo de los nombres repetidos pasa en muchos países, eso si lo de la impuntualidad si es un hecho.
Claro, que esto se puede hacer de cada pais...
"cuando al pagar algo que cuesta 8′50 le dices al dependiente: ¿quieres los 0′50?"
Eso sí que es real como la vida misma xD
Para los que no puedan entrar, copio aquí todas las perlas que hay en la página:
1) You think adding lemonade, fanta or even coke to red wine is perfectly acceptable. Especially at lunch time.
2) You can't get over how early bars & clubs shut back home - surely they're shutting just as you should be going out?
3) You aren't just surprised that the plumber/decorator has turned up on time, you're surprised he turned up at all.
4) You've been part of a botellon.
5) You think it's fine to comment on everyone's appearance.
6) Not giving every new acquaintance dos besos seems so rude.
7) You're shocked by people getting their legs out at the first hint of sun - surely they should wait until at least late June?
8) On msn you sometimes type 'jajaja' instead of 'hahaha'
9) You think the precious aceite is a vital part of every meal. And don't understand how anyone could think olive oil on toast is weird.
10) You're amazed when TV ad breaks last less than half an hour, especially right before the end of films.
11) You forget to say please when asking for things - you implied it in your tone of voice, right?
12) You love the phenomenon of giving 'toques' - but hate explaining it in English
14) You don't see sunflower seeds as a healthy snack - they're just what all the cool kids eat.
15) You know what a pijo is and how to spot one.
16) Every sentence you speak contains at least one of these words: 'bueno,' 'coño,' 'vale,' 'venga,' 'pues nada'...
17) You know what 'resaca' means. And you had one at least once a week when you lived in Spain.
18) You know how to eat boquerones.
19) A bull's head on the wall of a bar isn't a talking point for you, it's just a part of the decor.
20) You eat lunch after 2pm & would never even think of having your evening meal before 9.
21) You know that after 2pm there's no point in going shopping, you might as well just have a siesta until 5 when the shops re-open.
22) If anyone insults your mother, they better watch out...
23) You know how to change a bombona. And if you don't, you were either lazy or lucky enough to live somewhere nice.
24) You're either a Los Serrano person or an Aqui no hay quien viva person.
25) You don't accept beer that's anything less than ice-cold.
26) The fact that all the male (or female) members of a family have the same first name doesn't surprise you.
27) The sound of mopeds i... » ver todo el comentario
Excepto lo de los rayos de sol, en la ciudad donde vivo en UK, las crias van con vestidos de verano y sandalias cuando sale un rayo de sol, aunque sea a 10 grados...
Y es verdad, sobre todo rusos, ucranianos y de países similares, son capaces de ir sin camiseta en diciembre a poco que haga un poco de sol :)
Has estado en España si...
-te partes de risa al ver un Mitsubishi Pajero
Lo peor:
Has estdo en España si ...
-no te sorprende que todos los miembros (masculinos o femeninos) de una familia se llamen igual
¿? (supongo que tendrá que ver con el Jose Maria y Maria Jose, digo yo)
Muy buena la lista. Como dicen por ahí, nos han calado xD
La mejor.
me llamo Juan, mi padre Juan, mi abuelo paterno Juan y para masss un tio por parte de madre: Juan. Y no es coña!
Pero no se de donde se sacara esas ideas...
Y por cierto, no estoy de acuerdo con lo de las dos cervezas por la mañana, eso seran mas bien los inglesitos, alemanes, checos... que le dan a la birra cosa fina! y si no acercaros por la costa española a ver que beben. De tooo menos agua.
Bush
En toda cocina española hay un cacharrito para recoger y volver a usar el aceite.
Yo, mi padre, mi abuelo materno, mi tio y mi primo. La verdad es que odio a mi padre un poco por ello :P
Genial y real :D
Eso de que si quedas con alguien a las 3 y llega a las 3 y cuarto te sientes afortunado...
Si quedo con alguna amiga a las 3 y llega antes de las 6 me acojono... no puede ser bueno que lleguen "tan pronto" xDD
El infierno Español:
eldesvandeandi.bitacoras.com/archivos/2005/04/26/el-infierno-espanol
Genial el articulo.
los domingos por la mañana desayunas antes de acostarte, y no cuando te levantas
Muy Bueno!
www.avaruusmies.com/jokes/english/120.html
You know you have been in Finland too long, when...
1. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.
2. As you walk past the Parliament Building in Helsinki, and see the statue titled "Svinhufvud" you no longer read it as "Swinehead"... instead you think "What a good Swedish name!"
3. When a stranger on the street smiles at you:
* you assume he is drunk
* he is insane
* he's an American
4. You don't think twice about putting the wet dishes away in the cupboard to dry.
5. A friend asks about your holiday plans and you answer "Oh, I'm going to Europe!" meaning any other Western European country outside Scandinavia.
6. You no longer scrunch up or fold your paper money. You always put your money in your wallet.
7. You see a student taking a front row seat and wonder "Who does he think he is?!"
8. Silence is fun.
9. The reason you take the ferry to Stockholm is:
* duty free voldka
* duty free beer
* to party heartly... no need to get off the boat in Stockholm, just turn around and do it again on the way back to Finland
10. Your coffee consumption exceeds 6 cups a day and coffee is too weak if there is less than 10 scoops per pot.
11. You pass a grocery store and think "Wow, it is open, I had better go in and buy something!"
12. Your native language has seriously deteriorated, now you begin to "eat medicine", "open the television", "close the lights off", and tell someone "you needen't to!" Expressions like "Don't panic" creep into your everyday language.
13. You associate pea soup with Thursday.
14. Your idea of unforgivable behavior now includes walking across the street when the light is red and there is no WALK symbol, even though there are no cars in sight.
15. Your notion of streetlife is reduced to the few teenagers hanging out in front of the railway station on Friday nigts.
16. Your bad mood becomes your good mood.
17. Sundays no longer seem dull with all the stores closed, and begin to feel restful instead.
18. "No comment" becomes a conversation strategy.
19. You finally stop a... » ver todo el comentario
Este me ha hecho mucha gracia, en otros países he notado como miraban raro al darles el pico en monedas. Es mas cómodo para todos, no?
Hay otros con los que no me siento nada identificado. Cabezas de toro en los bares? Me sorprendería mucho entrar a un bar y que lo tuviese. Tirar las cosas al suelo en los bares lo he visto mucho en otras ciudades pero me sigue sorprendiendo. Ni tampoco suelo comer a las tantas... quizá soy un raro dentro de los raros :S
Lo de los nombres repetidos pasa en muchos países, eso si lo de la impuntualidad si es un hecho.