Wouldn't you like to know...

Wouldn't you like to know...this is a (brief?) list of interesting tid-bits from living in Spanish culture. The list may include, but is not limited to: food, people, expressions, daily living, language blunders, etc.

• Someone asked me if I had a "novio" (serious boyfriend/fiancé) and I didn't understand the question so I smiled and nodded.
• A sentence I heard on the news today, "A youth of 34 years was in a skiing accident in Almería."
  
• Tapas! When I hear this word, the word "delicious" comes to mind...Tapas are small portions of food that (usually) come free when you order a drink in a restaurant. If you order another drink, more free tapas (and they generally up the ante).
  
• When Crystal and I went to an internet café for the first time, the employee took one look at our matching MacBook's and said "Americans huh?"
• Today for lunch we had Paella, a favorite food of Spaniards! This paella included an assortment of squid, oysters, chicken, rabbit, and rice.
  
• Electricity is 3X the cost during the day; however, it decreases at night.
  
• For only €6.00 I bought a Carta de Joven (youth card). A card that gets me discounts on transportation and hostels.
  
• A new concept for grocery shopping: only buy what you can pull/carry home.
• We have had three (maybe four?) holidays in the past month. By holiday, I mean nobody works and almost everything is closed.
  
• Unless they studied/lived in the states, most Spaniards (that speak English) speak with a British accent!
  
• Within my first couple of weeks here, the youth taught me an important phrase, "El noche es joven!" Also known as "The night is young!" It is very normal for people (of all ages) to go to bed early in the morning.
• A load of laundry usually takes 2-3 days to fully dry. Two words: plan ahead!
  

This is a picture of (a version of) paella! I'll see if I can post a list from time to time. There's a lot more to share!