The restaurant is filled will noises of “Que tal?” and parents talking to their little ones so rapidly I can barely hear myself think. Suddenly, I come back to reality to the voice of the waiter saying “quieres la cuenta?”. At this point I had only been studying in Spain for about a week and could barely understand any Spanish, and yet I knew to answer with “sí” because I was ready to pay. I thought to myself, how is it that I know how to respond, with out being able to actually understand him? Body language. It is a powerful thing that all humans do with out necessarily realizing it.
Something I have realized here in Spain is how fluent their body language/gestures are. Whether you know Spanish or not, the fluidity in their movements allows you to somehow have a clue as to what their saying. Here in Spain however it goes deeper than the fluidity of their movements while talking, it’s carried out through all the actions they engage in. Dancing, singing, hanging out with friends, they are all translucent with the way they want to appear. I find this incredibly admiring because in the states I feel that sometimes people will say one thing, and mean another expecting for you to decode what they ACTUALLY mean. Here, in Spain there is no confusion rather direct communication. This is just one of the cultural differences I have fallen in love with.
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