Adopting Spanish customs
Jun 3rd 2007, 1:12 pm
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Adopting Spanish customs
I am surprised to read that so many have seemed to adopted so many local customs...eating at 2 in the afternoon, dinner at 10 and so on.
What other customs have you adopted? Do you 'Eat Spanish' or still have the Sunday roast? Do you suck langostinos heads or eat goat heads or go every afternoon for tapas y un vermut?
Similarly, what customs do you despise? The 2-5 shutdown of everything? The July "Spain is closed for vacations"? Not being able to find a McDonalds (or even a cup of coffee) at 5 or 6 am? Do you hate that everything is closed on Sundays?
One (of many) that I love is the huge 'Ensalada Ilustrada'...romaine lettuce, tomatos, olives, white asparagus, palm hearts, tuna, hard boiled eggs and everything else....smothered in EV Olive oil and wine vinager.
What other customs have you adopted? Do you 'Eat Spanish' or still have the Sunday roast? Do you suck langostinos heads or eat goat heads or go every afternoon for tapas y un vermut?
Similarly, what customs do you despise? The 2-5 shutdown of everything? The July "Spain is closed for vacations"? Not being able to find a McDonalds (or even a cup of coffee) at 5 or 6 am? Do you hate that everything is closed on Sundays?
One (of many) that I love is the huge 'Ensalada Ilustrada'...romaine lettuce, tomatos, olives, white asparagus, palm hearts, tuna, hard boiled eggs and everything else....smothered in EV Olive oil and wine vinager.
Last edited by ironporer; Jun 3rd 2007 at 1:15 pm.
Jun 3rd 2007, 1:15 pm
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Drunken Monkey
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
I reckon I eat like spanish do, I went mcdonalds the other day and was nearly sick after the first bite. I try my best to take up spanish lifestyle but eating sunflower seeds was a little to far for me. Bought some and was like WTF are these, sunflower seeds coated in sugar ate some but were horrible.
Jun 3rd 2007, 2:17 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
I am surprised to read that so many have seemed to adopted so many local customs...eating at 2 in the afternoon, dinner at 10 and so on.
What other customs have you adopted? Do you 'Eat Spanish' or still have the Sunday roast? Do you suck langostinos heads or eat goat heads or go every afternoon for tapas y un vermut?
Similarly, what customs do you despise? The 2-5 shutdown of everything? The July "Spain is closed for vacations"? Not being able to find a McDonalds (or even a cup of coffee) at 5 or 6 am? Do you hate that everything is closed on Sundays?
One (of many) that I love is the huge 'Ensalada Ilustrada'...romaine lettuce, tomatos, olives, white asparagus, palm hearts, tuna, hard boiled eggs and everything else....smothered in EV Olive oil and wine vinager.
What other customs have you adopted? Do you 'Eat Spanish' or still have the Sunday roast? Do you suck langostinos heads or eat goat heads or go every afternoon for tapas y un vermut?
Similarly, what customs do you despise? The 2-5 shutdown of everything? The July "Spain is closed for vacations"? Not being able to find a McDonalds (or even a cup of coffee) at 5 or 6 am? Do you hate that everything is closed on Sundays?
One (of many) that I love is the huge 'Ensalada Ilustrada'...romaine lettuce, tomatos, olives, white asparagus, palm hearts, tuna, hard boiled eggs and everything else....smothered in EV Olive oil and wine vinager.
We went for afternoon tapas yesterday, we adore going for tapas the food is fantastic over here. Luckily our nearest Mcdonalds is 45 mins away so never go near it.
Jun 3rd 2007, 2:33 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
I got used to the shopping times and Sunday closing and just plan accordingly.
Just had sunday roast lunch
Cannot manage dinner at 10 however hard I try. I end up ravenously hungry by 7 and if I leave it till 10 I just lose my appetite. I am doomed to sit in restaurants at 8 on my own forever
Jun 3rd 2007, 2:39 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
I reckon I eat like spanish do, I went mcdonalds the other day and was nearly sick after the first bite. I try my best to take up spanish lifestyle but eating sunflower seeds was a little to far for me. Bought some and was like WTF are these, sunflower seeds coated in sugar ate some but were horrible.
Jun 3rd 2007, 2:45 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
Undertaking another Spanish custom I'm now retiring to the pool side with an alcoholic beverage 
Jun 3rd 2007, 2:51 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
We eat at sort of spanish times.....and sort of spanish food!
The spanish students who stayed with us last summer had been warned by the language school to expect lunch at 12 noon & dinner at 6.30 - and a meat & 2 veg type meal too!- so they were all very surprised to come to us & get lunch at 2pm or later, and dinner sometime between 8.30 & 9.30 each evening!
Our kids even eat breakfast spanish style............cereal in a mug with milk & cola-cao.....eat the cereal then drink the milk! Saves on washing up!
I do sometimes do an english type roast in the winter, but usually if I roast meat we have it with salad, sometimes chips, sometimes rice or jacket spuds. We all love tapas.
I love the fact that you can't shop on a Sunday, and the shops, doctors & opticians etc. being open in the evening is great when you have kids....if you need their feet, eyes or whatever you don't have to wait until the weekend!
The only thing I have to admit irritates me is the loud fireworks in the middle of the day.............I only like the pretty ones that light up the night sky.
The spanish students who stayed with us last summer had been warned by the language school to expect lunch at 12 noon & dinner at 6.30 - and a meat & 2 veg type meal too!- so they were all very surprised to come to us & get lunch at 2pm or later, and dinner sometime between 8.30 & 9.30 each evening!
Our kids even eat breakfast spanish style............cereal in a mug with milk & cola-cao.....eat the cereal then drink the milk! Saves on washing up!
I do sometimes do an english type roast in the winter, but usually if I roast meat we have it with salad, sometimes chips, sometimes rice or jacket spuds. We all love tapas.
I love the fact that you can't shop on a Sunday, and the shops, doctors & opticians etc. being open in the evening is great when you have kids....if you need their feet, eyes or whatever you don't have to wait until the weekend!
The only thing I have to admit irritates me is the loud fireworks in the middle of the day.............I only like the pretty ones that light up the night sky.
Jun 3rd 2007, 3:33 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
I love those .... theres a restaurant on the front at Denia that does them and I often stop in there for lunch.
I got used to the shopping times and Sunday closing and just plan accordingly.
Just had sunday roast lunch
Cannot manage dinner at 10 however hard I try. I end up ravenously hungry by 7 and if I leave it till 10 I just lose my appetite. I am doomed to sit in restaurants at 8 on my own forever
I got used to the shopping times and Sunday closing and just plan accordingly.
Just had sunday roast lunch
Cannot manage dinner at 10 however hard I try. I end up ravenously hungry by 7 and if I leave it till 10 I just lose my appetite. I am doomed to sit in restaurants at 8 on my own forever
My pet peeves include the damn "WEIIIIWIII WIII WIIIIII WWWIIIIIIIIIII WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'' of the f**king 100 cc motor bikes in the hands of 17 year olds.
Jun 3rd 2007, 4:04 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
Then you need to adopt another custom...the 'merienda'. A nive bocadillo of Pamplona Chorizo and Manchego cheese, or a few tapas and a chato of wine should tide you over.
My pet peeves include the damn "WEIIIIWIII WIII WIIIIII WWWIIIIIIIIIII WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'' of the f**king 100 cc motor bikes in the hands of 17 year olds.
My pet peeves include the damn "WEIIIIWIII WIII WIIIIII WWWIIIIIIIIIII WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'' of the f**king 100 cc motor bikes in the hands of 17 year olds.
Now those motorbikes really do get on my nerves. Couldnt have phrased it better myself :curse::curse: I once saw 2 people on a motorbike carrying a massive already blown up paddling pool
Couldnt believe my eyes, how they didnt ave an accident is beyond me 
Jun 3rd 2007, 4:07 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
Just spent 8 days in Denia to discover new neighbours had moved into the apartment next door. I had a good idea that they would be Spanish (and almost certainly not English) as there was a dog tied up on the balcony.
Fortunately, the dog (and the cat which keeps it company) seems to be cared for. Although it is tied up, it can walk around and has shade and water. I would have struggled with this Spanish custom if the dog had been suffering - as it is left like this for many hours.
Fortunately, the dog (and the cat which keeps it company) seems to be cared for. Although it is tied up, it can walk around and has shade and water. I would have struggled with this Spanish custom if the dog had been suffering - as it is left like this for many hours.
Jun 3rd 2007, 4:29 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
[QUOTE=ironporer;4866900]
Do you suck langostinos heads
The bigger the head the better I say. I just love sucking the head of langostinos the flavour is just unbelievable. Never in million years did I think I would ever be doing that.........yum yum. Just the same as having a whole squiddley diddley on your plate and cutting into to it and all the ink running out and mopping it up with real rustic Spanish bread Mmmmmmmmm off to light the BBQ alas no squidley but do have a few langos to suck.........
Do you suck langostinos heads
The bigger the head the better I say. I just love sucking the head of langostinos the flavour is just unbelievable. Never in million years did I think I would ever be doing that.........yum yum. Just the same as having a whole squiddley diddley on your plate and cutting into to it and all the ink running out and mopping it up with real rustic Spanish bread Mmmmmmmmm off to light the BBQ alas no squidley but do have a few langos to suck.........
Jun 3rd 2007, 4:36 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
[QUOTE=crispygirl;4867395]
Do you suck langostinos heads
The bigger the head the better I say. I just love sucking the head of langostinos the flavour is just unbelievable. Never in million years did I think I would ever be doing that.........yum yum. Just the same as having a whole squiddley diddley on your plate and cutting into to it and all the ink running out and mopping it up with real rustic Spanish bread Mmmmmmmmm off to light the BBQ alas no squidley but do have a few langos to suck.........
I'm keeping quiet on this one!!
Do you suck langostinos heads
The bigger the head the better I say. I just love sucking the head of langostinos the flavour is just unbelievable. Never in million years did I think I would ever be doing that.........yum yum. Just the same as having a whole squiddley diddley on your plate and cutting into to it and all the ink running out and mopping it up with real rustic Spanish bread Mmmmmmmmm off to light the BBQ alas no squidley but do have a few langos to suck.........
Jun 3rd 2007, 4:38 pm
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Re: Adopting Spanish customs
[QUOTE=crispygirl;4867395]
Do you suck langostinos heads
The bigger the head the better I say. I just love sucking the head of langostinos the flavour is just unbelievable. Never in million years did I think I would ever be doing that.........yum yum. Just the same as having a whole squiddley diddley on your plate and cutting into to it and all the ink running out and mopping it up with real rustic Spanish bread Mmmmmmmmm off to light the BBQ alas no squidley but do have a few langos to suck.........
Uggghhhhh vile!!!
Do you suck langostinos heads
The bigger the head the better I say. I just love sucking the head of langostinos the flavour is just unbelievable. Never in million years did I think I would ever be doing that.........yum yum. Just the same as having a whole squiddley diddley on your plate and cutting into to it and all the ink running out and mopping it up with real rustic Spanish bread Mmmmmmmmm off to light the BBQ alas no squidley but do have a few langos to suck.........
