1. The shutters on my windows make me feel like I'm in a bomb shelter. They're kind of like the hurricane shutters people use in Florida.
2. Spaniards freak out about the smallest possible waste of energy (ie. the light being on on a power strip even though nothing plugged into it is actually turned on)
3. Drinking a beer in the middle of the day while walking down the middle of the street is perfectly acceptable.
4. Long lines in clothing stores mean nothing. Even if there are 5 available sales people and 30 people in line they will still only have one register open.
5. Everything is on sale in January and February, getting shirts for 3 euros is common.
6. Little kids have no sense of personal space or manners. Things that children in the U.S. are taught at a young age are simply ignored here. Such as demanding for their parent to move out of the way so they could leave the table, even though everyone else is still eating.
7. It isn't uncommon to have your clothes to be taken on a Monday to be washed and have them not returned until the following Monday. Washing machines are common, dryers are not. Everything is hung to dry.
8. Large dogs are uncommon, but with the lack of grass dogs are allowed to take care of business on the sidewalks and owners do not pick up their dog's waste forcing people to avoid the land mines while walking places.
9. There are orange trees everywhere, but the oranges aren't for eating as they are too bitter. Instead they are sent up north to be turned into perfumes.
10. Fruit is considered a dessert and not a snack or a side to eat with your lunch.
Probably more to come in the future, but that's my list for now!
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