10 UNSPOKEN RULES Tourists Keep Breaking in Spain

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Regla 11: No saltes del balcón a la piscina

As a spaniard, this info is gold and worth soaking in. This dude definitely is inmersed in our culture

Don't know why YouTube recommended this to me, since I'm from Spain. But great video honestly, didn't expect such great advice for foreigners.

I'm a Spaniard, here's a small hack for the public toilet problem: Big malls, some train/bus stations and also supermarkets like mercadona or carrefour have clean toilets and you don't need to pay to enter or use them!! They are easy to find, I always use them. If you're a bit more daring, you might consider looking for crowded hotel halls or restaurants and sneak into the bathroom...

The spanish stare is mostly a curious stare and not a defiant one.

NEVER add the tip to the credit card bill. Not just in Spain. It goes through the ledger. Give it in cash separately.

Living abroad, now I really apreciate the self-confident and highly efficient tempo of spanish waiters. They are (normally) not rude, just working really hard. And we do not say por favor and gracias that often, but we express kindness in many different ways: "cuando puedas", "perdona", "ahora mismo os atiendo" "aquí tenéis". We would not say "un café, por favor" but rather "'¿me pones un cafecito cuando puedas?" The tone and the "-ito" are not casual, but ways to express politeness. It's just much more about popular culture and neighbourhood. Of course in a restaurant things can get much more formal.

As a Spaniard, this is the most accurate video I've ever seen about Spanish culture from a foreigner experience. You have done a really good cultural immersion.

I am from Spain (50 y/o). I always say please and thank you. When asking for something, I always say "cuando puedas" (when you can). For example, "me pones una caña cuando puedas". I ALWAYS use the indicator, please do it.

great video. Just one thing as spaniard: don't ask to charge the tip to your credit card. It goes to the boss. Give it separately to the waiter that served you!

Soy camarera y la manera en la que al incio del video explicas como dirigirte a nosotros me ha sorprendido, con mucha educación! Es algo muy fácil pero casi nadie entiende el volumen de trabajo que tenemos en este país. ❤

The orange light is mostly a "be careful" light, most of the time it means that the lights gonna turn red soon so if you are very close just go ahead and if you are a little far start reducing the velocity to stop (or just speed up to pass before it changes, its not what your supposed to do but its what most people would do), the pedestrians ALWAYS have the priority doesnt matter the situation even if theyre crossing in the middle of the road where they shouldnt (not uncommon but not a huge deal most of the time, theyre usually carefull since they could die) and the yellow light just points that its highly possible to be some people that gonna start crossing as soon as they see a green light

The "being assertive" thing is apparently true even in Italy, from my experience in Rome recently. I actually find the constant "Is everything ok?" and "Can I get you anything else?" in the US annoying. Leave me alone and let me eat. 😂

This video is proof that everything is a matter of perspective. Spain is the third country I've lived in and in my experience it has the most civilized traffic of them. People here signal more than in any other country I've driven. By the way, when you get the flashing yellow/orange light in a pedestrian crossing, this mean they have it green for them. Of course the semaphore turns red to them a few seconds before turning green for us (and after flashing for them too) for safety. So James, the general rule is: if it's blinking yellow/orange for you, stop if there's any pedestrian crossing or about to cross, otherwise feel free to go.

As a Spanish I can explain the orange light rule. When exiting a roundabout your light might be flashing orange to indicate the possibility of pedestrians. At this point craning over to see their light is unnecessary since it will be green for them without fail. What you should be on the lookout for is any pedestrian approaching with intent of crossing. You might ask why we don’t have alternate red and green light for cars and pedestrians. If you ask me, its done this way to clear crossings and roundabouts faster, since cars don’t have to wait for a set time but can go through as soon as the pedestrians are across.

This is a good video! Im from Barcelona myself, and while almost everything is on point, adding some courteous words in your interactions with service workers is never seen as too much. A ‘buenos dias’ when you come in or board a bus, a ‘por favor’ and ‘gracias’ when placing your orders and paying… you can be assertive and grateful, treating the locals with kindness will always come a long way! No matter how busy people are, we are still people and not machines

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I'm from Madrid, and these are so true. The escalator one is the most important, please respect it!

As a Spaniard, I really enjoyed your video! I just came back from living abroad for a year and I completely understand the struggle of trying to blend in with the local culture. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge so other people can enjoy my country as much as I do!