Lifestyle in Spain

"That habit of building on top rather than starting over still shapes how the country makes and shows its art."
- Spanish Art & Culture

"You prefer UHT milk."
- You know you’ve lived in Spain when….

"English-speaking churches are available throughout Spain, from major cities to coastal resort areas."
- English Church Services in Spain

"Most workers in Spain get up to fourteen paid public holidays a year, more than almost anywhere else in Europe."
- Spanish Holidays

"The region is what actually decides whether you'll own a dehumidifier, a space heater, or neither."
- Weather in Spain

"Beer keeps flowing at Spanish fiestas long after the toilet paper runs out."
- Fiestas in Spain

"Read every menu with suspicion, ask what's actually in the broth, and never assume a waiter's idea of sin carne matches yours."
- The Vegetarian’s Survival Guide to Spain

"Calling a seafood rice "paella valenciana" in front of a Valencian is a fight you'll lose."
- Spanish Recipes and Cuisine

"The Comunidad de Madrid gives shops full freedom to open every Sunday and holiday of the year, a rule most other regions don't share."
- Shopping! in Spain

"Americans are obsessed and stressed about work -- individual achievement there is the measure of self-worth.""
- Spanish Cultural Commentary

"The 1492 expulsion edict wasn't formally revoked until 1968, when Spain opened a new synagogue in Madrid alongside the decree."
- Jewish Spain