Speaking Spanglish

Day to day life of a Brit abroad in Barcelona.

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Bake at 200 degrees for an hour or so. 

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So I bought some muffins in England but these are not english muffins. #expatproblems #expatlife

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Those are most definitely English muffins. 

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Day before a new term 

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Every time I go to some area with customer service, there’s an amoeba of people just standing as close to the counter as possible. THE LINE BEGINS BEHIND ME

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OH GOD nobody knows how to queue in this place. Supermarket, bus stop, pharmacy, getting paperwork done...and the worst part is I can't even pipe up and say I was first due to my chronic Britishness.

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Contrary to popular belief...

The best thing about me getting a boyfriend was that I could finally have the jar of marmalade opened that had been in my cupboard for a year. 

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How the Spanish treat me when I don't wear makeup. 'Are you okay? You look really unwell. What happened?' No, no, this is my normal face. Thanks for the support.

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That awful British feeling of not wanting to be the first person on public transport to go to the toilet. *sigh* This could be a looong journey.

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When people stand on the right on the escalator but still have no idea of what 'hurrying' looks like. 

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WHEN I FORGET TO TELL MY STUDENTS ABOUT AN EXCEPTION TO A RULE IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

THEY FEEL LIKE

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I wasn’t lying, I was just omitting the truth a bit…

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Soy de esas personas que creía que ‘After’ era ‘Antes’ y ‘Before’ era ‘Después’..

Yo;____; (via angeles-para-volar)

I completely make this mistake. Why, oh why, is 'antes' not 'after'?

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How I feel when I notice my English starting to deteriorate. You come for drink, no?

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It’s the only day I have time to shop…

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This frustrates me no end. Spain, y u no open anything but bakeries on Sunday?