Another thing, the hair-styles...I'm really, very confused with that. The mullet is alive and well in Spain....no, seriously. I thought it was exclusive to rednecks in the south, but no, its crazy, huge here. And not just the plain, ole mullet either...there are dreaded mullets...uh huh...you heard me. And then there is the rat-tail...and then the dreaded rat-tail...I mean, I can go on, and on...it's really quite amazing. I'm assuming it has something to do with all the gypsy influence, but I dunno. I'm all for dreads, love dreads, but when they come in the form of the mullet or rat-tail, I have to say no....Just say no!
Alcoholic beverages...about 1 euro for a beer or tinto or vino or shot...cheaper than water. That's in a bar, in a store, you can buy a semi-decent bottle of wine for about 1.50 euros...insane! And I'm not talkin' Boone's Farm, I'm talking some pretty good red wine. So this is no place to be an alcoholic. While you can get a bottle of wine for 1.50, dental floss will cost you 4 euros...insane...that's like 6-8 US dollars...depending on how our poor, weak dollar is doing. Things are a little backwards here.
There is no tipping in Spain....none. The only people who tip are the tourists. When we first got here, we were tipping like Americans...20%...and we got looks of shock from the waiters and cab-drivers when we would hand them the money, but it just felt wrong not to. But that's a serious no-no here. Apparently they make really good money as it is, not like in the states. We even ordered Chinese take-out the other night...an incredibly nice Chinese man delivered it...he even brought us treats the second time we ordered...but you don't tip him. It's insane. You are obligated to tip delivery people in the states, and they're rude as hell, but finally someone deserves a tip and you don't tip them. It's mind-bottling...yes, I said mind-bottling.
I'll make more observations and post later, it's time for bed!
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