1I have talked about the meals before but I haven't mentioned the restaurants. At night restaurants don't open until at least 8 because of the late dinner time and are open late into the night.
2. Las Fiestas. The parties start at one in the morning and end at eight. People take the last metro into the city, eat dinner, go to the clubs and then leave the city when the metro opens.
3. La siesta. Yes it is true. At the lunch hour, it is nap time. All the local shops and restaurants close and it is time to rest.
4. It is uncommon to go away for college and if you do, you live in an apartment. There is no on campus housing.
5. Teenagers aren't allowed to drive until they are 18 and then they have to go to driving school. There is no other option.
6. Obviously there are not dollars here. Spain uses the European Union's currency, the euro. There are many coins: 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents. 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, 1 euro and 2 euros. There are only 5, 10, 20 and 50 euros.
7. Food prices are cheaper but clothing prices are more expensive.
8. There a couple stores like our Walmart and Tops but if you want fresh food, you head down to the markets. There you find whole ham legs, intact fish and seafood, frsh fruit and vegetables and local bakery stands.
9. American-made songs are all over the place but they aren't used in context. The song "Freedom" was used during a news piece about monkies. Talk about random.
10. Movies, tv shows and their titles are all translated over.
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