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The Spanish Siesta: Fact, Fiction – or Envy?
Go ahead. Admit it. You wish you could take a long, refreshing nap in the middle of your workday, right? Sure you would. Who wouldn’t? The fact is, most Spaniards would LOVE to have a long nap after lunch, too. … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food, Health
Tagged afternoon nap, business hours, closing hours, envy, fact, long lunch, myth, nap, Siesta, Spain, Spanish, Spanish siesta
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Assimilate or Perish as an Expatriate in Spain
If you’re in an environment created by you, like your own house where you control everything, be happy as a hermit crab. But if you live outside in the real world, be prepared for things that rock your psychological boat, … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, General
Tagged charms, community, country, culture, customs, environment, expatriate, flaws, habits, infringement, living, norms, personalities, rights, Spain, Spanish, Spanish culture, Spanish customs, study abroad, working
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Tortilla de Patatas Recipe by MadridMan
The following is a tortilla de patatas recipe by MadridMan™ himself. I’m not saying it’s the BEST recipe, but my Spanish eaters seem to like it, bringing me ever-closer to winning the Best Non-Spaniard Spanish Cook award in this house. … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food
Tagged best, cebolla, cook, cooking, eggs, food, fotos, home made, huevo, patatas, photos, potato omelette, potatoes, receta, recetas españolas, recipe, sal, salt, Spanish, spanish cook, Spanish cooking, spanish food, Spanish omelette, Spanish recipe, Spanish tortilla, tortilla, tortilla de patatas, tortilla española, traditional, Video
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Raphael sings Aquarius – IN “ENGLISH”
Anyone older than 60 years old knows who “Raphael” is – as well as the children of countless Spanish housewives of the 1960s & 1970s. He’s Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez, born in Linares, Jaén, Spain in 1943 but he and … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment
Tagged Actor, Rafael, Raphael, singer, Spain, Spanish, Spanish singer
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5-Year Anniversary Living in Madrid
The day pretty much came and went without any fanfare. I realized it sometime late in the night although it had crossed my mind several times throughout the month of December 2010. On December 30, 2005, 40-year old “MadridMan” arrived … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged anxiety, education, Europe, expat, expatriate, language, living abroad, living in Europe, living in Madrid, living in Spain, Spain, Spanish, stress
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Spanish Holiday Food Ads Include Dead Pigs
Really, you gotta love Spain. I know I do. Maybe I’m now fully indoctrinated into Spanish culture because my first glance at the above Lidl advertisement in today’s Madrid 20Minutos free newspaper had no effect on me whatsoever – until … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food
Tagged carcass, Christmas, Christmas food, cochinillo, customs, dead, fresh, holiday, lidle, pig, raw, Spain, Spanish, spanish food
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When an American is a Spaniard
Last Friday, when at the gym, I saw a guy there whom I’ve seen at the gym several times. He’s probably about 22 years old, short, rather round, blond hair, blue eyes, wears glasses and Nike weight-lifting shoes. On previous … Continue reading
Another GREAT Menú del Día in Madrid
Hello loyal readers! Remember the posting I made a couple months ago entitled “Menu del Dia – Menu of the Day for Cheap Lunches“? Well, today’s another story just as incredible as that previous posting. Today I went to the … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged casera water, house wine, huevos estrellados, Madrid, Obama, paella, pudding, pudin, service, Spanish
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Spanish Olives and Spanish Olive Oil
To say I’m a FAN of olives and olive oil would be a gross understatement. Olives and olive oil are part of a Mediterranean diet – and certainly are part of my daily diet. It’s rare if I pass one … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health
Tagged aceite, aceite de oliva, aceituna, anchoa, anchovy, anchovy olives, black olives, green olives, oliva, olive, olive oil, olives, pimento, pimiento, relleno, ripe olives, Spanish, Spanish olive oil, Spanish olives
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