Barcelona likes to party

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti) 06/23/2016 at 17:37 • Filed to: None

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Unbenounced to me, I arrived in Barcelona after 14 hours of travel during the first night of the Festival of Sant Joan. Barçelonans don’t need an excuse to light off fireworks, but if you give them one They take full advantage. The last time I was here it was New Years, and the time before that FCB had won another title. These people love their fireworks. I’ll take fireworks over gunfire any day. I love this city. Going to sleep with a belly full of sangria and paella.

jkm7680 > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2016 at 17:43

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Sangria is naaaastyyyyyy.

San Miguel is where it’s at.

Cé hé sin > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2016 at 17:45

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Pssssst...Barcelona. It’s only Barça has the cedilla. C followed by E is already an S sound so it isn’t needed.

crowmolly > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2016 at 17:49

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Great city, I loved it there. But keep your hand on your wallet.

DipodomysDeserti > Cé hé sin 06/23/2016 at 17:55

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Gracias

DipodomysDeserti > jkm7680 06/23/2016 at 17:57

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Said no one ever. Yeah, beer is always good, but I don't come to Spanish speaking countries to drink beer like some fat American.

DipodomysDeserti > crowmolly 06/23/2016 at 18:02

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This is my third time here. You definitely don’t want to be loose with our wallet in any major city. I had a flashlight on a pocket clip stolen from me six years ago under the Eiffel Tower, but that’s the only time I’ve ever had something taken off me anywhere. They’ve really cleared out La Rambla since the last time I was here which is unfortunate.I'd rather have my wallet taken then have the culture of a city erased.

DipodomysDeserti > Cé hé sin 06/23/2016 at 18:06

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The limited Spanish I know was taught to me by guys from Mexico City and Culican, so even when I speak Spanish here, people are like, “let’s just do this in English.” That, or they go off and I’m like, “ lo siento, pero hablo muy poco Español”.

Cé hé sin > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2016 at 18:19

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To add to the difficulties of the wandering tourist, they (also) speak Catalan, a source of endless confusion:

“ho sento, però parlo molt poc català”

DipodomysDeserti > Cé hé sin 06/23/2016 at 18:25

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This is actually my third time here, so I'm well aware of them speaking Catalan, especially because I was in the middle of a near riot once during the Catalunya independence protests. I just can't be bothered with learning Catalan. It's like a love child between French and Spanish. I'm also going to Bilboa later this week and no way in hell am I going to attempt to learn Euskara. That shit ain't related to any other language.

jkm7680 > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2016 at 22:05

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Suit yourself! I think sangria tastes like a urinal cake soaked in rubbing alcohol

DipodomysDeserti > jkm7680 06/23/2016 at 23:39

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That's...odd. It's basically just fruit juice, brandy, and sparkling wine. Someone might have pissed in your sangria. Did you have sangria in Spain or just at some shitty Mexican restaurant?

jkm7680 > DipodomysDeserti 06/23/2016 at 23:42

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Spain! I just don't like the taste.

DipodomysDeserti > jkm7680 06/24/2016 at 00:07

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Fair enough.