While attending the wide variety of city, county and state fairs with my family we have always said that only a few dollars separate us from everyone else at the event. Everyone pays the same amount to get in no matter where you are from, the amount of your income or level of education. The same goes for the metro in Madrid, however the metro is almost a requirement while living here. If you look on the map, I ride from one side of the yellow line to the other everyday to get to class, it's about a half hour ride in total. It's amazing what one can accomplish in half an hour: -watch an episode of your favorite show with commercials
-workout
-read a couple chapters of a favorite book
-or- in my case, spend 30 minutes of the best people watching ever
I have seen people apply a full face of makeup, read twilight, harry potter and any other variety of preteen books as well as some classics. I have watched women give themselves pedicures, men pull out the equivalent of 30 Red Vines covered in sugar from his "murse" and stuff them all in his mouth within 10 minutes. It's amazing what people do when they think you're not looking i.e. continue to pick one's nose continuously for an extended amount of time, but it's even more amazing what people will say when they think you don't understand what they're saying. Also, it seems fitting that since Spanish is a romance language that romance is in the air...a little too frequently. While on the metro I'm sure I have seen at least 3 babies conceived on the seat across from me. For some the experience would be overwhelming, but for me it's like striking people watching gold.
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Why would people think you don't know what they're saying? hahahahaha. Might be something to do with the blonde hair, blue eyes, etc. etc. But look on the bright side--you go to the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, etc. and you'll fit right in!!!!
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