Something sexy....

hehehe, ok, no I don't have a Spanish boyfriend (don't worry dad) I just thought it would be interesting to tell you about some of the things seen and heard in the streets of Spain. To start out I would like to explain that Spanish men like shouting out stuff to women as they walk down the streets.  I have composed a very short list of things that have been said to me and the other girls in my group as we walked down the streets of Spain....
-Hola guapa  (hey beautiful)
-Te quiero or I love you
-Ven conmigo chica (come with me girl)
-Ven aqui!  (come here)
There's more, but that gives you a little glimpse into our lives here.  Now another thing that you should know that may shock many of you are the looks that we get from those same guys who call out to us....and from most other guys in the streets.  Most of the times I walk outside there is at least one creepy old man who looks at me as I walk past as if I was some sort of sexual object, it is just a blunt stare...like the ones that start when you are 5-10 feet away and end when you are 5-10 feet beyond in the other direction  (very awkward, and even more awkward because most of the guys are 30-40 years old.) Normally this is combined with one of the cat calls from the previous section.  Another thing, that normally makes me laugh when I experience this are the drunk guys who walk up to you, tell you you're beautiful and they want to marry you.  That is always an interesting experience.  A normal response to these looks and the words is just to ignore them.  The guys actually don't do anything, they just enjoy calling out to girls that walk past (especially blonde ones) and laugh when we ignore them.
Another interesting/sexual thing about the Spanish culture is the nude/partially nude beach.  When we go to the beach here (only a 20 min walk) we frequently see half naked women laying out.  As a cultural thing, I've gotten used to it over the last few months, but it sometimes is still a little bit of a shocker to see a woman just strip down on the beach!
Finally I just thought I'd tell you that Spanish women know how to dress well.  I feel under-dressed every time I step out of my house here.  They wear nice clothes at all times and always look put together.  (in other words bring more than 15 shirts to Spain!!!)
Sorry if that was a little more than you wanted to know, but it's true, and I just want to help you all experience a little of Spanish culture.    :P