10 SPAIN CULTURE SHOCKS | AMERICAN IN SPAIN | Mi vida en España
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- In this video, I talk about ten culture shocks I experienced while living and working in Spain. As an American girl, I was very surprised by the cultural habits in Spain. I appreciated their slower way of life!
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Creo que el 90% de las visualizaciones son de españoles que quieren ver lo que piensan los extranjeros
Tal que así
real
Tal cual
🙋🏻♀️
Jajajaj muy real
in Spain we are taught English since primary school, but very badly. That's because: El Inglés se enseña mal. PUNTO
jajajajaaj entendí la referencia, brutal
PUAJAJAJ
Yo he aprendido 28 idiomas en 17 minutos, no porque sea inteligente, sino porque he usado un método que FUNCIONA
Ese anuncio me persigue ayuda
pero cual es la diferencia entre un cirujano y un mecanico?? cual??
Morgan: los españoles hablan bien ingles
~En clase:
La profesora: pliease get the workbook out of the bag we are doing some exercises.
Yo: tus muertos por si acaso
Habla por ti. Que tú seas tonto y garrulo no significa que los demás lo seamos.
Hahahahaah legit
Así es😂
Vaya... siempre todos mis compañeros de clase tenían esa actitud y las pasaban moradas para aprobar. Justo yo, que aprendía todos los días inglés y vería serias era de las pocas que sacaban buenas notas... en la escuela pública, ¿por qué habrá sido?
Tu madre por si acaso jajajja
The problem of the Spanish with English is that they make fun of everyone who tries to speak English correctly, and that makes many speak it with an accent (rare for them) that they consider to be not good English. This makes them ashamed of themselves, and therefore, if they can't, neither can you.
Exactly, that's really sad about Spain, most people will laugh at others who try to pronounce correctly.
I've defenitely seen the mockery in middle school and high school, but not in adults (I am a young adult). I have a friend with a very good English accent (British accent for that matter) and I myself used to think that it was weird for a Spaniard to speak like that. We didn't mock the guy or anything but we would cringe and we thought the dude was a try-hard xd. Anyways, what I mean is that I believe people grow from that and with time they actually start encouraging those speaking fluently and with a nice accent, but it is most defenitely still a problem in young teenagers (for the mockery you mentioned) and in older adults and the elderly who don't even speak a word in English because they were never taught.
Really?😹 It's really funny
@@AlexandreFortesYT I've also seen it in Adults. I saw once people laughing at a girl for saying Greenwich correctly (grenich instead of grinwich as most Spaniards say it, sorry but I can't type phonetically, so I used Spanish phonetics). I've worked as an English teacher for adults and people would be laughing at the ones who try to pronounce correctly, like if they were pedantic. Unfortunately such appalling attitude is quite common in Spain, at least in Gran Canaria, where I'm from.
real, me costó mucho quitarme la vergüenza para hablar inglés :(
I'm Spanish and It makes me so sad to watch this video and realize how everyting has changed with this pandemic situation😔 I really hope that we can get all that back at some point soon🙏
About the languague learning, I think that schools were not good at teaching English until a few years ago. New generations are receiving a better teaching techniques in terms of being fluent and hold real conversations in English.
Love the video! Thank you!☺️♥️
i get really sad too when i look back :( it's not the same with the pandemic. thank you for being here Rosa!
Ya lo sé, 😢 me pone muy triste la verdad, soy inglés pero vivo en murciá y la pandemia se causa mucha ruina para nosotros también, muy estresante pero no me preucupo, soy optimista y tengo mucho fe 🙂 me ore un poquito y poco a poco cosas cambian. 👍 Gracias por el dios 🙏
Como decian en la pelicula de Jurassic Park, no se pueden suprimir 65 milllones de años de instinto visceral
I'm puertorican living in Spain. To puertoricans Spain is la Madre Patria. I felt inmensely happy when I arrived at Barajas Airport. When I visited the Gijon Cafe I felt a very strong deja vú. I loved living in Madrid. I was impressed about the new generation speaking in English. I think that they are doing great.
You felt that cause within your time line it became certain that you would be there it means you have already made decisions to bring you there long ago in that time.
One day I passed by the Gijon Cafe first time I saw it (I didn't know anything about it) and my husband said lets go there.
How do you like it there compared to Puerto Rico?
@@ashleyd4563 There are differences and many are related to Quality Management that has been resolved in the USA a long time ago. For example, the telephone internet company Movistar transfered the service when we moved from Madrid to another community small town and charged as usual for months. We found out this small town doesn't have fiber optic and Movistar didn't offer an alternative service. They could get away with it and damaged our credit. In USA they are made to take responsibility through Federal Commission of Telecommunications. And this is just a small example of many things that has to be fixed in the system.
Spain is only Madre Patria for the colonizers. Indigenous people would never feel at home in the belly of the genocidal maniacs
Glad you liked it! Try the North or the Mediterranean coast next time, they're very different between themselves and from Madrid itself. Galicia and Asturias have quite the Celtic touch to themselves and you'd feel like it has sort of a southern Irish sense to it. Catalonia and the Valencian community are very in touch with their second tongue, Catalan, which might be interesting to see and hear to someone from other parts of Spain, let alone for an American. And if you felt like Madrid liked to party, I strongly recommend you to try Alicante, in Southern VC, or Andalusia, that can also definitely boast about having some of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Spain and Europe. I hope that when this awful pandemic is over and if you really desire to, for you to have the chance to explore my jewel of a country on a deeper level. Amazing video and cheers!
thank you so much!! I cannot wait to explore more of Spain! It is such a special place in this world. I love learning about it and experiencing all of the different parts!
In the city of segovia you can eat cochinillo drinking lots of kind of diferent artesanal beers while you r watching a roman "acueducto"
I have also to say that italia is similar to spain
Basques are the most pure europeans
@@vgjl1824
ETA
@@srpunkie6001
SPAIN IS AFRICA
The PDA honestly sometimes gets too much even for us, some people have zero chill
lol it can be very intense haha! the metro PDA gets to me. when I can hear it, i know it's too much lol
@@HolaMorgan what is PDA ??
@@renezion Muestras de afecto en público (public display of affection)
@@Infinity_Ghost got it, thanks
I think this is due to the fact that youth unemployment is so high and you have a lot of people not working or studying and living at home. So it's either at your house with yo mama listening and watching or at the park, metro, or bar with strangers... you pick haha
Hi! I think spaniards are so shy when It comes to speak in English because schools doesn’t really teaches how to have a fluent conversation, they just teach you how to use the verbs and some vocabulary (depends of the school obviously), so sometimes Is hard for us to follow a conversation even though we try so hard!😅
I personally really like to talk in english and I improved so much by practicing by myself and also by talking with my american friends. What do you think about my english? Your spanish sounds perfect! Kisses from Madrid amiga❤️
Hey! Yes it is so hard to follow and understand another language fluently. I struggle with spanish too sometimes, but I really try haha. It is so much fun to speak in another language. Speaking to yourself while doing things is a great way to practice too. I think your english sounds great!! Where are your American friends from?
Gracias por tu comentario :))
@@HolaMorgan yes sometimes I even think in english that’s crazy haha
My friends are from Ohio, I’ve never been there but I really want to go and experience the culture shocks! Now that I saw your video I know what I shouldn't do there😂
Yes, el inglés se enseña mal
I was going to be an english teacher in Spain, but I dropped out on the second year because I realized they were trying to teach english as if it was spanish they were teaching... you dont have to know every single verbal time and use to function in english like you need to in spanish, they definetly teach it all wrong and its very static and repetitive, year after year in school i remember going theough the exact same exercises never going to anything more difficult than what would pass as bare mininum conversation starters...
@@Whydoyoureadme they try to teach English as they teach Spanish. If some people don't know how to speak English properly, how are they going to learn the grammar? It's nonsense
That thing you mentioned that we Spaniards speak English very well but we don't believe it happens to us with many things and it is a big problem because we have incredible things in our country and many times we underestimate them. Un saludo desde Madrid.
so true! english is a hard language to learn but I think Spaniards generally speak it very well!
@@QwertyUiop-bs2zr JAJAAJAJAJAAJA
I love this. I bought a house in Spain a couple of years ago. I agree with everything you mentioned here. What a wonderful place to be. The pace of life and the general joy make the quality of life in Spain, wonderful.
MONTAÑAS LAGOS FIORDOS NIEVE GLACIARES BOSQUES
CHILE ARGENTINA
LA ESCANDINAVIA DEL HEMISFERIO SUR
staring in Spain is not rude, I think. We have the concept of falling in love in the train and it's like.... ooo I'm never going to see you again. So I'm gonna keep you in my mind and we'll meet in a few years and spend my life with you. Like a short story just in our minds
But the you remember no one is staring at you and go home and cry :"(
I'm 37 and Spanish. I was tought not to stare. I think it depends on the time you keep staring, or if you get nearer.
Vaya gente más sosa. A mí me da igual si me miran o no, siempre que sea respetuoso. Yo sinceramente creo que hay mucho/a sosainas por el mundo. Qué gente tan aburrida, la verdad.
this video just made me so happy! I’m Spanish and it’s so nice that foreigners see us like you do 🥺❤️
aw im so glad Marta! Bienvenidos :)
We look at each other, at one another. We have a strong internalised sense of group and belonging. People do not feel offended or intruded because someone is looking at them, rather they feel acknowledged. It comes natural to lock eyes with strangers. Honestly, I think going around in a city where no one makes eye contact or looks at you would make me feel isolated.
Me encantaron tus comentarios porque son superpositivos y reflejan cariño por la gente y el país que visitaste. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇾
Hello maria. How are you doing today. Hope all is well with you over there?
No one is in a hurry, except Fernando Alonso and Dani Pedrosa xD
y marc marquez
Well, I’m from Spain, and even though “we are teached English” since the first year of school, a lot of people have a very low level of English when they’re 18 or so because of the way that it is teached
I ,for example, have learned a lot more through TH-cam videos or serien in English that in school
So learning English is valued but they don’t teach it right, at all
Esque el inglés se enseña mal
El tiempo pasado de teach es "taught" ... Lo dicho, soy angloparlante y a veces creo que el inglés no es un idioma lógico para nada!
same
Exacto, intentan enseñarlo como si fuera lengua, teniendo en cuenta que el español es nuestro primer idioma, lengua no es tan complicada, pero si intentas poner a niños que no tienen ni idea de ingles a dar lengua no te va a salir bien
I’ve had experience in Russian schools and German schools myself, and I’ve seen schools in France, China and South America. Many children develop hatred and anxiety towards English just because of the established methods. It’s a waste of time and torture the way English is being taught, well, everywhere. People spend 5 years on average and countless hours of their lives learning it but they don’t speak it afterwards! Seriously, “English grammar” is a scare word like “Hitler” for most of us and that’s because the material was being transmitted with no passion, no fun, no speaking the language during class. A language is a living thing but it’s being taught like an autopsy and most teachers make the experience as pleasant as a dissection of a corpse. Teaching and learning languages needs a paradigm shift.
My grandfather is from Spain, apellido Ramirez. I live in the states (Garden state) and hope to visit Spain 🇪🇸 one day.
Estás invitada a venir a Valencia a comer la auténtica paella valenciana! Y descubrir que diferente es Madrid de Valencia
I moved to Spain 2 years ago and couldn't agree more. Super cool video! Keep going, can't wait to see where this channel heads to. You're very positive and easy to watch/listen to, you have great potential! Post more!
You spread so good vibes. I hope you enjoy your time here and will be able to discover more nice places not just Madrid. Greetings! 👋
My wife’s family is from Northern Spain and we love to visit. On our last trip we spent a few days in Madrid, my 3 children were very small at the time 3yrs to 7yrs. When dining out we/ I certainly received a bunch of stares. This apparently wasn’t a thing in Galicia but in Madrid it certainly was. Frankly I was very put off by the stares and at one point I was even approached by someone, he came to apologize to me because I think he and his group realized that I caught their stares one to many times and that it was bothering me. Thank you for sharing this because I had no idea that this was somewhat common. I won’t be an overly dramatic Americano next time. Besos
MONTAÑAS LAGOS FIORDOS NIEVE GLACIARES BOSQUES
CHILE ARGENTINA
LA ESCANDINAVIA DEL HEMISFERIO SUR
I'm bilingual, I speak to my kids (10 & 11yo) exclusively in english. And now they come home telling me how terrible their teachers are at school!
My daughter even complains about her native english teacher's accent. She's from South Africa (they're too used to UK or US accents).
Como dicen en otros comentarios, el inglés en España se enseña mal. Los niños son perfectamente capaces, pero nadie tiene la valentía de reformar el sistema educativo para que se haga bien.
Una vez un profesor me suspendió un trabajo en inglés porque no se creía que lo habia hecho yo todo, mi madre fue a hablar con el, en inglés, y el profe no la entendía... mi madre no es española, ni tampoco inglesa, pero trabaja con clientes ingleses todos los dias... tuve que hacer de traductor a los 12 años para que un profe de ingles entendiera una mujer que hablar ingles profesionalmente...
Eres encantadora. Tu forma de expresarte más que lo bien que habla de mi país, refleja lo bien que estuviste por aquí (se te nota la añoranza). Me alegra que sea así y de estar seguro de no equivocarme. Vuelves cuando quieras, aquí estaremos esperándote siempre.
muchas gracias jose!! hablas ingles también? Espero que puedo visitar pronto
Thank you Hola! I love what you shared. You feel relaxed in Spain and that’s great!!!
I am planning to move to Spain in
Late Sept. I am totally looking forward to the natural beauty and so many fascinating cities. Thank you! I will look for your videos.
2:06 "Is that allowed!?!?" meme lmao
Nice, vídeo, nice Commentarii about Spanish culture, Spain it's a wonderful country to live, thanks and Regards from Barcelona.
Tengo un amigo que vive en USA y dice que los estadounidenses en general sois muy ambiciosos y mas individualistas. En España somos mas conformistas con el trabajo. En general queremos vivir bien y relajados. No nos obsesionamos con ganar dinero únicamente y no solemos ser consumistas ni materialistas. Se valora mas el tener tiempo libre para disfrutar que tener mucho dinero. El lado malo que tiene esto es que hay pocos emprendedores, menos empresas y mas funcionarios (gente que trabaja para el estado). Esto empobrece al país y hace que haya mucho paro y poco trabajo de calidad.
In comparison with other europe countries I think that our level of english is bad. We translate ALL the movies and series. This doesn't help the people to learn english. The spanish is also an important lenguage (not as important as english but much more than greek, sweedish or italian) and we have a lot of information in spanish on the internet.
Gracias por tu comentario!! I thought the English in Spain was pretty good but I can see how some other countries in Europe may use english more. But the English in Spain is definitely better than the spanish in America haha. You made a good point about the jobs too
Se dice que en Europa se "trabaja para vivir" y no se "vive para trabajar"
jajaja salió el liberal a decir que el problema es que hay pocos 'emprendedores'...
Well, if you complain all gets translated and synchronized in Spain into Spanish wait to come to Germany and freak out 😂
@@EyoneCA pues si. Y yo soy el primero que esta opositando xD
Such a nice and positive video, I love how you focused on the good things. It´s sad but it´s very common for us, spaniards, to always underestimate us and focus into the bad things...
Me ha gustado mucho mucho mucho el vídeo, saludos desde una ciudad pequeñita de la costa española!
:)
i definitely look at people hahahaha, i would feel so awkward if I had to try to not look at anyone (I guess we understand that people are curious and like to feel somewhat connected even though we won't communicate)
You are so lovely!!! Spain will be your home in your heart for ever!!
gracias David! Spain will always be in my heart
With the last point, the problem that we Spaniards have is that we do not practice it enough in our day to day life, so when we speak it for the first time we feel shy and insecure about what the other person's going to think and especially if the person with whom you are going to speak's their native language, apart in public schools they do not give importance to English or it's not a weighty subject and as a consequence you can take 5 years studying the same temary and not progress at all.
I really liked your video and your honest opinion, I wish you the best, greetings from Spain :3
Thanks so much Zaka!
En Madrid la gente va a toda leche... no sé que le llama a ir despacio y con calma esta chica.
Hola Patricia, vente a Estados Unidos y lo entenderas.
@@clementecanizares6967 he estado en Estados Unidos. NY, LA, Chicago, Boston etc
@@patriciaalburquerque5842 En tantas ciudades has estado trabajando?, o de vacaciones? Porque es muy diferente
@@carlospalenciapinedo4892 uy ya salió el tipico “es muy diferente” cuéntaselo a la señora de Huelva que vino a Madrid de vacaciones y básicamente la gente la arrastró Gran Via abajo y dijo que no volvía. Dónde he trabajado poco te interesa.
Debe ser entre estudiantes.
I’ve never been to Beverly Hills but sure you’ve got fences on the moviestars’ houses or wherever they live. We put fences also to prevent robberies. You don’t even have grills on your windows which surprised me a lot the first time I went to USA.
As spaniard I find very interesting to see our country from the point of view of a foreigner (in your case an american point of view), besides that I recommend you to visit Andalucía some day cause if you liked Madrid you're gonna love Andalucía for sure, also we speak a little bit different here because of the different accents xD
I haven't had many opportunities to visit places from my own country yet but here where I live I think it's a "must visit place" if you ever go to Spain, the one day I could visit Madrid already felt stressful for me lol and I could even feel the air more polluted as I'm used to live outer cities so I'm just not used to do my life fast at all and I don't even want to cause not falling into it leads to quality of life and tranquility imo ^ ^ (or said in another way like the life I want to live isn't focused on work)
Though all the many good things keep in mind that some places can still be kinda dangerous, as an advice lul
Edit: btw I think that the spanish people that have a good english isn't thanks to school but other ways to learn it like:
- academies
- living in other country for a period of time
- music, games or series in english
- using it on the internet either for writing or talking with english people
- etc
* I have learned most of my english by self-teaching myself by playing videogames, translating songs I like from english to spanish, searching the words I don't know and noting them in my "personal english dictionary" to not forget them until I have them totally memorized, and talking with a friend I made from other country on the internet (this last one really helped me improve my talking which was the one I had the most lack of), and I still learning new english stuff regularly ^ ^
that's a great way to study!
¡Hola Morgan! Thanks a lot for loving so much our country and our culture. ¡Gracias, guapa! ¡Ole tu!
of course!
America is a continent that extends from Chile and Argentina in the south all the way to Alaska and Canada on the North. It is not possible all people in America is always in a hurry. It depends, in cities like Bogota or Buenos Aires, per instance, this is the case but if you go to little towns in the Andes (as an example), people is really calm and never in a hurry.
** I meant the USA in general has a mindset that focuses more on business and being in a rush. we have what's known as a "Fast Food Culture"!
It’s been great to feel your point of view through your impressions, thanks for that!
Saludos
I just found your channel today and I love it. I teach Spanish in high school in the States. I love your enthusiasm and hearing about your real-life experiences in Spain.
Thank you so much!!
I grew up in southern Spain Andalusia in a small town called Estepona 1967-1977. My culture shock was when I returned to the USA. Nobody walked, big box stores etc.
I pretty much agree with everything you’ve said except for number 10
I'm spanish and your video made me think: "yeap, it sounds a lot like us" With our flaws and all we are proud of who we are and where do we come from. Keep enjoying our culture and thanks for showing it in such a sweet way :)
LOS ESPAÑOLES ESTÁN MAS INTERESADOS EN LAS ÍNGLES QUE EN EL INGLÉS
Thanks for talking about us in that positive and respectful way. Is so refreshing for me to know this reflexions from a young american woman. Maybe we are not that bad!
You are a sweetheart 🥰
Thanks for speak about my country in such lovely way ❤️❤️
I always see people in a rush in the cities like Madrid or Barcelona, imagine the towns or the south that is peace
The motorway is right in front of the beach. It creates noise and stress.
As a Spaniard born in Sydney Australia and discovering my Spain as a 16 year boy and then watching this clip , you took the words right out of mouth . Australia is totally the opposite to Spain hence ever since then I go from summer to summer in between both countries.
LOS ESPAÑOLES ESTÁN MAS INTERESADOS EN LAS ÍNGLES QUE EN EL INGLÉS
Gracias por tus amables palabras sobre nosotros. Me alegro de que haya gente como tú que valore lo que tenemos. ✌🏻😘
de nada Juan :)
About the fact that spaniards are not confident with their english is because we start learning english from a very young age, BUT, they start with the grammar instead of teachin how to talk. In Every culture, you start learning the language and after that, you start learning grammar. In Spain we are retarded and we teach english grammar before speaking, so we never have the opportunity to upgrade or evolve our speaking and that's why even knowing a lot about grammar and stuff, we don't feel confortable speaking english, just because we never had the opportunity to talk and that make us feel that we are not good at it. It is just lack of practice.
It was really endearing to hear all these things about our culture which we really just don't realize most of the time.
Great video!
LOS ESPAÑOLES ESTÁN MAS INTERESADOS EN LAS ÍNGLES QUE EN EL INGLÉS
I'm in my second year as a language assistant also in Madrid. These are totally true! When it come to English i found the younger the person, the better the English. The older generation just wasn't taught and middle aged ppl are better at reading and listening than speaking, again it's how they were taught, some even refuse to speak even though they understand you. Now with ppl like us it is greatly improving with the younger generations.
A shock for me was standing in line. 🤭 When you enter a place you don't just stand in line, you have to ask others who is last in line because some are sitting or even standing outside. 😱
same in colombia, they have a really good base english bt they are just afraid to speak it so they dont get judged by their accent. Disfruta la rumba en Europa!
All the things you mentioned (party, noise, touchy, staring,...) exactly what used to drive me nuts!!!
That's why i live in Texas now🤣🤣
You are lovely though
Good gor you
You must be very happy now with social distance and masks 🤔🙄
And that's why I live in the UK 😂😂
Apátridas ponzoñosos
@@patrivsm texas doesnt required to wear mask. I thinl they were allow to open everything in March.
Hi, I am Spanish and to be honest I just felt confortable speaking english when I started to get in situations where I just could speak english, I mean, we learn english from first grade, but the mean issue is that we do not try so much our speaking, we have the knowledgment but we need to get used to speak and it a bit embarrassing when we try to express ourselves in english, and we do not find a word or something, because in Spanish normally we talk so fast, then we think native speaker spect the same from us, but at the end when we start to get in touch with native speakers we realize that they understand us and we feel confortable, haha
Greets from Spain and you are always welcome
Thank you Sergio!
Spaniard here, also live in Madrid but outside of the city. Come back whenever you want!!
aw thank you!!
Haha! So interesting! As a Spaniard living in France, I think the same about Frenchies in a bunch of the topics you mentioned.
Im from Spain and i always say "i dont know a lot of English but im trying my best" Jajajajajajajajjaja
Haha you’re doing great!
Somethings you mentioned actually changes a lot from place to place in the whole country (some not). Some places are more straight forward, some more laid back.
I don't think we are not in a rush nor stressed. Maybe we show it differently?
🤔
Hi Morgan. My GF Alejandra and I like your videos* very much (especially your dog!).
Although I am Spanish born my parents emigrated to Venezuela in the 1950s and most of my schooling K-12 was in English or American schools. I am functionally bilingual and Alejandra (from Venezuela) is also fluent.
We agree on your 10 (very positive) "shocks" and would like to add some information you might appreciate regarding the last one.
Spain was kinda closed in for a long time. Many Spaniards emigrated to Spanish America (like my parents). Those who remained here didn't travel much. Certainly not for tourism or work until, maybe the last 20-25 years or so.
Around the 2000s (give or take) young people started to travel and took a much stronger interest in learning English. So much so that there are even some cinemas that show movies in the original English. That didn't happen before.
When I moved back here in 2001 I taught English to the locals. I experimented the stark generational difference between older people who speak no English at all and a younger set who travel all over the world a LOT and are reasonably (and some very) fluent in English
I think it is still true that a person from, say Mexico or Colombia, speaks English better than an equivalently educated person from Spain but that's changing fast.
We are really glad you enjoyed your stay in Spain. I've lived in many countries and feel culturally very close to the USA and Britain. Nonetheless, I believe Spain is probably the best place to live in.
btw: If you want to practice your Spanish while working out, doing YOGA and dancing, check out our TH-cam channel (enformaconale). We'd love to hear your comments and to see you in the chat whenever we are live.
Two kisses!!
*We just saw the Malasaña video and felt really nice that you consider it your favorite "barrio".
Este video está lleno de tópicos... Que no corresponden con la realidad.. En Madrid estamos estresados y vamos corriendo a todos los sitios... Trabajamos muy rápido y tenemos la jornada laboral más larga de Europa.... La mayoría preferimos escuchar música a bailar... Incluso muchos no sabemos bailar.... Y nos gusta ira buenos conciertos de rock... De tecno...a mi no me gusta tocar ni que me toquen y menos si acabo de conocer a una persona... No todos somos iguales... No se puede generalizar... Y somos diferentes a latinoamerica..tenemos más parecido en mentalidad y formas con Italia, Francia y Portugal... Porque estamos en Europa no en suramerica... Mi familia es del norte... Y son muy secos.. Muy serios y muy cuadriculados... Tampoco estamos todo el día de fiesta... Son los extranjeros los que vienen y están siempre de fiesta como locos mientras nosotros trabajamos... 😉Y los perros lentos?? Eso dependerá de la raza del perro no de que viva en España... ... 😂..
Y ya no vi más del video.. ....me quedé aquí.... Have a lovely day.
Sí no se puede generalizar! Mi experiencia no puede definir España como un país y cultura; claro. Pero disfruté las diferencias entre España y los EEUU
En general todos los tópicos que dice en el vídeo son verdad. Sobretodo desde la perspectiva estadounidense.
@@followyourideas so so so wrong. So wrong that's making mad
Habla de generalidades.. y tienes que entender que lo ve bajo su propio "punto de vista" que es muy diferente. El entorno en su país es mucho más estresante. Piensa que incluso la Sanidad sino la pagas puede que no la tengas..Incluso pagandola puede ser que en determinadas ocasiones no te cubra todo. Imaginas como se puede vivir siempre con esta preocupación?
La vida es más cara, y hay costes añadidos que aquí no tenemos y no podemos entender. Incluso en la jubilación cobran el 50% del salario, y en España te dan el 100% del salario.
Un profesor en USA, puede ganar unos 4000$ pero para estudiar una carrera necesitas una inversión que a veces supera los 100.000$ que tienes que devolver con intereses (a veces muy altos)
De ahí le quitas un seguro parecido al que te puede dar la Sanidad española, con 100% de cobertura en cualquier situación aunque sea causa tuya, puede costar 1000$ al mes o mas. El Alquiler el doble, y la comida.. y si contratas a un profesional puede cobrarte 200$ a la hora un abogado.. y costes similares demasiado caros. El seguro de un coche cuesta unos 300$ al mes y unos 350€ en España con coberturas similares. Los vuelos son carisimos comparado a vuelos de 30€ que tenemos en Europa.
Tampoco en su salario esta incluido un mes de vacaciones ni 4 meses de baja maternal para los padres, ni guarderias gratis como hay en España,, ni..viajes subvenciondos como tiene el IMSERSO, ni mil cosas más..
Alla es "Salvese quien pueda". Quizás hay que ponerse en el lugar de los demás y entender de donde vienen.
Vivir relajados es un lujo que solo con la edad te das cuenta como te afectan, lo rápido que se pasa la vida, y problemas como ansiedad o estres son muy graves y no tenemos en cuenta hasta que los sufrimos.
Hay paises como Alemania que están manifestandose para poder tener un rato de descanso despues de comer..
www.eldiario.es/economia/sindicatos-alemanes-siesta-trabajadores-climatico_1_1368250.html
El Capitalismo liberal intenta que veamos ese estilo de vida estresado positivo, como lo normal.. y el Comunismo es todo lo contrario. El Socialismo Europeo tiene un punto intermedio que ha conseguido tener una de las Tasas más altas de esperanza de vida, y Madrid cocretamente la más alta del mundo por encima de Japón.
elpais.com/sociedad/2018/10/16/actualidad/1539678495_813483.html
@@agusgarcia_e not wrong at all.
5:38 Thats "Moralzarzal" my town! Cant forget that mountain! what a coincidence!
Moralzarzal!! so so pretty there
hi, im from spain and i found really interesting your video from the perspective of someone from abroad, i think you are right for the most, im happy you enjoyed and you are more than welcome, mi casa tu casa
Thanks so much!!
The staring!! yes! As a Spaniard having lived outside for a few years, when I come back I notice that people stare so much in Madrid... I hate it lol
I'm from madrid and when I moved to the UK I realised I had a staring problem, it took me years to fix it. People would always ask why I stared at them so much 😂 I always did it by accident and now when I go back to Madrid I also notice how most people stare too much 😂
Girl I'm always in a hurry! I want to be like every Spanish people so im Spanish but Im not like "us" in that way :(
I’m sixteen and Spanish. I’ve been taught English since I was five, so yes, it is fully appreciated in our system!
That’s awesome!
Morgan, we lived in Southern Spain for 5 years in the 1980s and I guess things have not changed that much. I also love the pace of life there. When you got used to the pace it was fine. I found money tended to motivate an Andalusian to get things done, but it was always at their pace. I did love the pace of life. When I transferred back to the States, I was driving home on I-95 at rush hour and I was totally disoriented. Cars were speeding past me and I just wanted to pull my car to the side of the road to decompress. We are now in the habit of eating dinner later than most Americans. We lived in a mixed neighborhood of expats and Spaniards and as I was heading off to bed I could hear my neighbors finishing dinner. Most of the homes in my neighborhood all had large verandas and were set up for eating in a enclosed cooler area. We also had a gardener and a maid that sort of came with the house. My gardener was pure Andalusian. I had to pay careful attention to him when we talked. He has a sing-songy style of speaking with a very pronounced Southern Spanish accent. It was all fun and an adventure.
LOS ESPAÑOLES ESTÁN MAS INTERESADOS EN LAS ÍNGLES QUE EN EL INGLÉS
una frase española "buenos muros hacen buenos vecinos"
porque en pueblo pequeño, infierno grande (por el cotilleo)
Thank you for your words about Spanish people! so nice to hear, actually make me smile!
of course Alba :) I love it!
Hi Morgan
Really don’t know how I get to your channel 😅. After living over 8 years in Spain and 2 in the US. Really glad that you had enjoy the experience on living abroad as that opens your mind and get to know different ways of thinking and you can always take what you like about it 😉. Keep it with this channel as your content is so great !!
aw thanks Luis! i think living abroad is such a gift!! glad to have you here on my channel! where are you from?
@@HolaMorgan I was born in Venezuela, then moved to Indiana, and now, I have been living in Spain, as all my grandparents are from Spain :)
De las cosas que menos me gustan de la cultura española, el que hablemos tan alto en grupo.
Y es algo que además es progresivo: En una terraza cualquiera, con una sola mesa con clientes, se hablará normal, con dos mesas se elevará un poco el tono en cada mesa, con tres ya va subiendo, etc... Y ya con todas las mesas con clientes, la terraza se transformará en una competición para ver quién grita más.
Y es un fenómeno que se retroalimenta, a más ruido, tienes que hablar más alto para que se te pueda oír... y al hablar más alto, hay más ruido... Un desastre.
Me produce mucha vergüenza que seamos así de gritones cuando nos juntamos unos pocos.
Entiendo que visitantes de países "más silenciosos" se sorprendan, y ya no me quiero ni imaginar qué pensarán de España los japoneses, ¡fliparán seguro!
oh no lo sabía esto!
Hi! i loved your video and your comment, recently i've been watching videos like that (deamericanasmanerar for example) and i've really apreciated your way of approach.. very positive. It's true that even if we speak english we think we don't actually speak in english (is more spanglish) it's been fun to listen that in madrid we don't have rush... we think that when we go on holiday on south of spain or canary island or even galicia, hehe.
in spain we don’t have a sense of anxiety?? well u haven’t met me, that’s for sure HAHAHAHAHA
haha i have anxiety too its the worst! I know it depends on the person! I just meant many people in Spain seemed to be less anxious than the people i see in the US!
@@HolaMorgan oh yeah, i got it, i was just kidding HAHAHA
Hola. I just discovered your channel today, 5/10/22. I like the sound of the warmth/physicality and the relaxed pace and lack of judgment. The loud sounds would be hard for me to get used to. Loud sounds kind of freak me out. The staring is interesting. I think it's okay and in some countries if you look at someone they get defensive and will give you a dirty, mean look. I was thinking Germany for me and I never really considered Spain but there is a lot to like, based on your information. You and your dog are cool!
I'm from Spain, from Galicia and I really liked your video, but I think that maybe you were really lucky XD we really think and it's notorious that we are not good at English, even if we study a lot. Usually in schools the level is really low and you don't really learn as you would like and in other cases they don't care about it. Nowadays English is really important in Spain and we are not as good as it is expected.
By the way, we try to improve and if we have the opportunity talk even if we are really bad, at least is funny XD
Very kind of you, thx! Loud speaking, Relax over stress, Non stop fiesta, Staring at you shamelessly, everything's true. And money never comes first, the greatest truth, being rich or successful in Spain doesn't mean you are happy or even a good person or well considered by others. Very perceptive vid. I loved it. Thank you for encouraging us to speak English. British ppl I know often mock at Spaniards as being terrible English spoken :-D
Thank you for your kind comment :)
English is a very difficult language to learn! We should encourage people when they are trying their best. Un saludo!
@@HolaMorgan I'm Spanish and English is one of the most easiest languages to learn, people is just lazy on this country and they don't wanna learn it
I could totally relate to everything you said but the other way round! I'm from Spain but lived in Canada for a while and will (hopefully) be moving to the US next year for an internship; and when I came back from Canada I felt all these culture shocks myself. Personally, I prefer the mentality and mannerisms from northern countries since I'm more reserved and like to do my own things so sometimes it can be hard to live in such a warm and open country. However, Madrid will always be the most beautiful city in my eyes!
thats so cool!! reverse culture shock is also really crazy! that's an interesting point about how you are reserved; i bet living in a warm and open country could be difficult for you then! I'm so glad you love Madrid too :)
Hello. How are you doing today. Hope all is well with you over there?
I don't agree 100% with number 9 but the video is very interesting.Well done!
Hi Morgan! Eres un cielo. It is really nice this video. I lived for three years in the states, and I completely get you. However, I believe you have made a really nice and comprehensive list without being rude, which is hard to find nowadays. I will start following you :D
Loved your comments and observations ! I noticed you have your pup with you ….did you bring him with you to Spain, or did you find him there? I have a little Maltese Shih Tzu and wondering how he could travel with me and if there are animal entry issues or initial quarantines ?
La costumbre de poner muros altos para proteger viene de la época romana...hace mas de 2.000 años...y muchas otras costumbres también. Forma parte de la cultura mediterránea que adoraba el vivir bien, el culto al cuerpo, las relaciones sociales y los lazos familiares potentes..(esas madres de los tuppers...)
Parte de la culpa de que los españoles tengamos ese trauma con el hablar el inglés, es por culpa de los ingleses. Realmente intentas hablar con ellos en inglés (sobre todo en zonas turísiticas como donde vivo) y lo normal es que te mire raro y te termine diciendo que no te ha entendido o en el peor de los casos, te diga que o hablas correctamente inglés o mejor calla. Esto parece muy radical, pero es cierto. Es típico en los ingleses (no extensible al resto de los británicos) que se comporten así con alguien que intenta hablarles en su indioma. Yo he tenido mucha experiencia así y la verdad que al final terminas sintiéndote mal.
El inglés medio que viene de vacaciones a España es realmente inculto y con poca educación
No me gusta cuando la gente avergonzar otras! es terrible. es muy difícil aprender nueva idioma
That was interesting! I live in Spain too and i totally get what you are talking abaut. It´s good to know how overeas people react to our culture and it´s always fun i've got to admit!
I’m glad you enjoyed it:)
Most popular brands in Spain are Bershka and Zara they are very good and also they are Spanish
Great video! As a Spaniard that’s now living in the US I have to say all you’ve said is very accurate! 🤗
Aw thanks Anna!!
Yo soy español, del norte, no hablo alto, me molesta cuando lo hacen en un local cerca de mi, no me gusta estar muy cerca de mi interlocutor ni tocar mucho ni que me toquen. Si una mujer me gusta desde luego no se lo digo a la primera, (ni loco), y a una chica que me gusta no le intento "conquistar", de hecho me parece patética la expresión, una mujer no es un trofeo a conquistar sino una persona a conocer ... Ya ves Morgan que en España hay gente de todo tipo, y en mi círculo de amistades la gran parte de gente es como he explicado. por supuesto importa con que nivel socio-cultural de gente te relaciones.(basta ya de estereotipos simplones y absurdos) AH! y no se me ocurre mirar fijamente a nadie!! jajaja
la frase "conquistar una mujer" me molesta también! sí, hay muchos tipos de personas!
Estoy de acuerdo con lo que dices, he leído por ahí algún comentario muy exagerado, una cosa es ser afectuoso y otra maleducado.
Ah! Y lo de "conquistar" mejor ni comentarlo, es absurdo.
@@p.gabrielguirao14 pero es que todas esas cosas forman parte del concepto " latino" en que la cultura media USA mete a todos los que están por debajo de su frontera sur, incluyendo a España(!!!), ( Europa), entre ellos.. pais que un porcentaje alto de estadounidenses sitúa cerca de Mexico haciendo gala de un fracaso en la educacion tremendo
Y por eso, creen que somos gente muy morena de piel, intensa, conquistadora, muy sexual, poco racional, poco trabajadores.... ( no cumplo ni una característica)... y se sorprenden cuando llegan aquí.
@@M86KIA No, ha habido un malentendido, digo que Los gringos tienen esa idea estereotipada de "los latinos", la cultura white usa tiene esa idea de la cultura latinoamérica ( y el regetón no ayuda a corregirla, claro)...y que la extrapolan a los españoles... supongo que no lo expresé correctamente.
Hola! Yo soy española y tu video me ha servido mucho para practicar mi inglés, asi que gracias!!
aww gracias Angelsovi!! bienvenidos :)
Loved the video, I'm a spaniard that spent my highschool junior year in the US and can relate to some of the things that you mentioned. Staring and us showing more affection for example hahah.
Aw thanks Elena!!
Hi, I am Spanish, I really appreciate your video mentioning my country, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart that my country caught your attention, I hope you like it. I just wanted to tell you that of everything you said, everything was fine, everything was perfect, but there is a detail that I wanted to correct the phrase "together but not scrambled" its meaning is simple and has to do with the personality of us Spaniards, I don't know if you know but Here there were many political upheavals, terrible facts as far as politics is concerned, there was a terrible regime made by Franco, that led us to that phrase, which means: that one can be kind, share, receive and give, but there is a limit where only he can be.
Oh wow I did not know that’s where that phrase came from, thanks for telling me! Yes there is a very complicated political past :(
Thanks for your comment!!
The thing about english in Spain is that it isn't a language we use at all (unless you have to talk to foreigners, which isn't that common unless it's part of your job), and even though it has been taugh in schools for a long time, most people over 40 have probably forgotten because they didn't grow with internet and content in english to practise.
For all of this, I have found that we usually feel extremely awkward when we have to speak in english to people we know it's their mother language, and most adults don't even remember how to.
(For context, I'm a spanish 18 year old)
I´m spanish and I feel the same about english, is like we study english since a really young age but not really practice the speaking.. that´s a posible reason for us to not feel cofident talking
The first one's even funnier because when I went to Primary school, the book we used to learn math was called 'Paso a Paso,' literally translated to 'Step by Step,' though I don't know if that's unique.
I would to live in Spain one day. When I went to Barcelona, nearly everyone stopped to help me with directions.
that's awesome! Barcelona is the first place I visited in Spain and where I really fell in love with the country
As a spanish who doesent do many of these things... I can agree, most of us do
Wtf llevo toda mi vida viviendo en Madrid y ella se ha topado antes con martiño que yo *upset face* 😂😂😂
Jajaja era un sueño increíble. Lo echo de menos😂❤️😍
Hi I'm Spanish.
Nice video, just a few things:
1-is your dog a Boston Terrier or a French Bulldog? Usually I can tell them apart but this time I'm not sure.
2-At 1:09 I think those dogs walk slowly because they are fat English Bulldogs rather than because of being in Spain.
3-Even though the date of your video shows year 2021 I guess all the things you say about partying and all the pictures of people close to each other belong to before the pandemic right? Because covid has hit Spain very hard, and one of the things that many of us worry about is the impact it's gonna have on the economy and employment of the country. Meanwhile the US are already growing, well done!
Hola Maul!
1- he is actually a Frenchton; so he's a mix between to 2 :)
2- hahha yes jokes jokes
3- these videos were all taken long before the pandemic!
I live in madrid and I do think that inglish is highly value and that the teachers teach us a lot room this idea I'm what makes us after w lot of years to be good at it or at least I feel like I could have a conversation with a native and been understand
Never noticed the fencing around the houses haha, just thought it was normal🤔, nice video!😁
thank you emma! haha yes I was a little shocked!
Spainiards are obnoxiously proud of their country/region/city when talking to outsiders, but when they talk to other spainiards they tend to be overly critical and pessimistic about Spain, it´s kind of an "unwritten rule" to look patriotic when there are non-spainiards around.
I think everyone experiences this to an extent! sort of like you can talk crap about your sibling but as soon as anyone else does you get defensive about it haha! totally understand
Hey! Good points! Agreed on all of them. Curiously, when I lived in Germany, I noticed that people stare even far longer than us! And in average they're kinda polite, but cannot stop staring 😅
Physical touch. Si en España no podemos concebir la vida sin tocarnos entre nosotros, sin besar a un desconocido o desconocida cuando te lo presentan. Personal space no existe entre nosotros. Nos encanta estar muy cerca y hablar muy alto. Y por supuesto, que a una mujer bonita se la intenta conquistar. Somos muy directos, si una mujer nos gusta se lo decimos a la cara inmediatamente. Tu en España tendrías muchísimo éxito: eres el tipo de mujer que le encanta a un español. ¡Te felicito!👌
la cultura es muy diferente no! es verdad que los españoles son muy directos!
Eso de que a la mujer sr le conquista,va a a ser que no.Ya no se conquista a la mujer,ya vas directo a lo que quieres.Los hombres ya no conquistan a las mujeres.
@@gravedadzero3290 Habla por ti y tu experiencia. Yo hablo por mi y mi experiencia. Saludos.
Entonces ahora estamos muertos todos. Porque no nos permiten tocarnos. Es estar muertos en vida
@@angyliv8040 Para los españoles sí que es jodido. Para los anglosajones no es muy importante porque apenas se tocan, apenas se besan, son más fríos y distantes en las relaciones personales (sobre todo al principio de conocer a alguien). Pero para un español, quien nos conozca, sabe que esta mierda de pandemia la llevamos fatal.