When an English person thinks of Spain there are certain stereotypes which immediately spring to mind; Flamenco, Bullfighting, Tapas and the word “Olé!”.
Being English I know that the stereotypical English Gentleman who walks around wearing a pinstriped suit and bowler hat and carrying a newspaper under one arm and an umbrella under the other is a rarity and so you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that the stereotypical view of Spain is actually pretty accurate.
I recently spent a while living in the Andalusian city of Seville in the South of Spain which opened my eyes to these Spanish customs.
The apartment I stayed in looked out across the river to where I could see the Bullring sat amongst the many
Seville hotels . Here between April and October bull fights take place regularly. This is one thing is Seville which is done mainly for the locals and not simply for the tourists.
One Saturday night I was introduced to La Carboneria, a bar in the centre of the city where every night there is an exhibition of Flamenco. After each dance a cry of “Olé!” rises from the crowd which is made up of tourists and Spaniards alike.
Naturally stereotypes don’t come from nowhere and the Spanish do love their Tapas. In my opinion there is nowhere better to experience this Spanish custom than in the city of Seville. The city is teeming with tiny Tapas bars of the highest quality.
Sometimes stereotypes can be a truly negative thing but in the case of the Spanish I think that they should be proud that they fulfil these stereotypes so well.
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