[Gocamino] Spanish mores and customs

[Maria Garcia]

In Spain we see the human body as something natural in all humans so we respected it and without the sexual repression of the USA, we don't view it as somthing bad or disgusting...Hence our respect for other people naked around us (no urge to be "spying " on them). This is taught at home from very early age so by the time you areolder you don't see it as a big deal.We find the american culture too prudish in that respect. There are people more private than other in Spain but you will find this attitude of untold respect everywhere!! (As I said it is not something that will draw your attention...)

 

On the other hand we find violence in tv and other media very pornographic and bad for everybody, specially young children. Lot sof very violent tv shows thst kids watch in this country are not allowed in Spain (and probably great part of Europe) for children.

 

It still amazes me that it became an issue to watch a partial breast in tv for a few seconds a few years ago in this country. And yet we have been desensitized when it comes to violence. What an absurdity!

Maria
 
> From: crhutchin at verizon.net
> To: gocamino at oakapple.net
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:33:58 -0400
> Subject: [Gocamino] Spanish mores and customs
> 
> I had a good chuckle reading Rebekah's email regarding Women travelers 
> at a disadvantage. It reminded me of some memories when I was a boy 
> in Spain. The year was 1961 and I was a ten-year-old boy living in 
> Madrid. Some friends and I had gone to the swimming pool at the 
> Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for the first time. We were in the men’s 
> room changing into our bathing suits, when two young women with their 
> young boys come in and helped their boys change into their suits. 
> Naked men all around and no one said or batted an eye. As I learned 
> over the summer, this was quite a normal occurrence. Fast-forward a 
> trip with some Spanish friends to a beach on a river outside Madrid. 
> There was no where private to change clothes, so it was done in the 
> open. Again, no complaints or comments (except for us young boys and 
> among ourselves. Lastly, I was on holiday in Benidorm (when it was 
> still a fishing village) with my mom and it was early in the morning 
> when we were woken up by some women and men yelling. Looking out the 
> window there were tow British ladies in bikinis being scolded by the 
> Guardia Civil who were telling them to put on a proper bathing suit or 
> risk arrest.
> 
> Cheers! Cullen
> 
> 
> 
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