I got my test results back. I got into Advanced Spanish III, level 3. The next level is Spanish IV Highly Advanced, with one part, and then after that it's Spanish classes in the way we take English classes in America. Now I've gotta figure out which classes I wanna take. All I know is that I'm dropping Business Spanish. I thought it'd be about the language Spaniards use in businesses (and to a part, it is), but really it's more like Spanish Businesses - if you catch my drift. Plus, they speak a really boring level of Spanish in it that I simply refuse to tolerate an hour a day, four days a week.
One an entirely different note, I am pretty dang tall here. I was a tad bit taller than Chileans, but the Basque are so tiny! It's so rare to see someone taller than me on the streets. Usually you can tell they're not Basque if they are.
Now I will make a short list of cultural differences for your perusal.
...they smoke more, obviously.
...they drink heavily less.
...guys rarely wear pajamas. Girls wear them as much as they can get away with.
...eating bloody meat is a common ocassion.
...their sense of personal space is radically smaller.
...dreaded mullets (called 'Rastas') are popular.
...in the words of a Spaniard from Madrid describing Basque: they are 'brutos'. Guys here severly lack fashion sense in a way even Americans do not foul up. That's pretty bad.
...much less junk food. Again, obvious.
...bangs on girls are extremely popular.
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Very fun and interesting to read. What are some of the class choices for you to take instead of business Spanish? How are your other classes? How's it going with your roommate? Do you see other light-haired people?
ReplyDeleteI tried to find a webcam of Bilbao but was unsuccessful. I did find one of San Sabastion. It looked beautiful, on the ocean and all.
Are you being served bloody meat at the dorm? Do they serve tasty vegetables and fruits?
That's too bad about the mullets - knowing how you love them. snicker. After you make friends, you possibly won't mind them. Being friends with someone with a mullet may soften your heart a bit!
Speaking of friends, how's it going? Do you still feel lonely.
Congrats on passing the language test at that level. Were you pleased?
"...they drink heavily less."
ReplyDeleteWhat does that mean? They drink heavily when they do drink, but with less frequency than Americans?
Or they drink heavily less they forget how too?
They drink with greater frequency but do not drink as heavily.
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