{"id":57,"date":"2022-07-18T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T23:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/?p=57"},"modified":"2022-07-18T18:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T23:49:11","slug":"talk-to-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/2022\/07\/18\/talk-to-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk to Each Other&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-1024x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" width=\"745\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-768x652.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-1536x1305.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-2048x1740.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/07\/1995-353x300.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption>Sign in a restaurant that reads &#8220;We do not have &#8230;WIFI&#8230; Talk to each other&#8230; Pretend it&#8217;s 1995&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the major differences I\u2019ve noticed about Spain compared to the United States is the emphasis on their meals.\u00a0 The Spanish believe in the importance of sitting down, enjoying your meal, and socializing with others.\u00a0 I saw multiple signs similar to this one throughout my stay in Spain.\u00a0 I also heard of cafes that didn\u2019t allow people to use their computers while they\u2019re eating.\u00a0 This was sort of a culture shock for me.\u00a0 In the United States, you\u2019re always on the go.\u00a0 Everything is rushed, your sleep, your free time, and your meals.\u00a0 In middle school, we were only given twenty-two minute lunch periods.\u00a0 In Spain, many people sat and ate (and often drank) for about an hour at a time.\u00a0 I prefer this attitude to the one in the United States.\u00a0 Meals are important, and taking time in the day to socialize is as well.\u00a0 This picture of a sign in a restaurant represents this aspect of Spain\u2019s culture.\u00a0 By not having wifi, people are less likely to be on their phones, and more inclined to talk to the person eating with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the major differences I\u2019ve noticed about Spain compared to the United States is the emphasis on their meals.\u00a0 The Spanish believe in the importance of sitting down, enjoying your meal, and socializing with others.\u00a0 I saw multiple signs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/2022\/07\/18\/talk-to-each-other\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1313,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1313"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}