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Scenes from the Spanish Crisis: Local Wives Turned Prostitutes
It’s pretty easy to find prostitutes in Madrid. They stand around on certain streets, and advertise openly… Anyway, you know your country’s in crisis when an “escort service”
Valentine’s Day in Madrid
Ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Madrid? Years ago, people in Madrid unanimously agreed that Valentines Day was a stupid American holiday only celebrated by stupid Americans. They’d
False Anglicisms in Spanish: friki, footing, puenting, feeling and more
Spanish people use a lot of false anglicisms. And today we’re going to talk about a few of the more prominent ones. The other day I wrote an
Conversation with a hairstylist in Madrid
This happened to me. For real. This morning. Here in Madrid… or at least in Vallecas. I went to the place I’ve been going to for a few
Conversation in the language school #2
I occasionally used to have these fun conversations back when I worked in a big language school in Madrid. Me: The Grand Canyon is really the only thing
My Novel about Zombies Infiltrating Opus Dei and Spanish High Society
One day, a group of zombies decided to infiltrate Spanish high society. They thought it would be a good idea to join Opus Dei in order to secretly
The most ambiguous sentence in the Spanish language
“A ver si tomamos algo” is perhaps the most ambiguous sentence in the Spanish language. Roughly translated as “Maybe we could have a drink together some day,” it
El Pardo – walking in Madrid, good restaurants, and more
Here’s a fun fact you probably didn’t know: over 25% of the area within Madrid’s city limits is a nature reserve. Here’s another one: we have one of
Blackface and Red Snapper: A Spanish Christmas
Spanish Christmas never seems to end: here in Spain, the Christmas season actually extends past the 6th of January, when Spaniards celebrate Epiphany. The evening of the 5th
