Will I blend in in Spain?

[MacD]

I'm going there this summer and I'm wondering if I'll blend in physically...

http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg495/macd121/sp.jpg

[Sikeliot]

Not at all

[PerpetualBurn]

In some parts, very much so. I think you'd probably blend in more in Greece though.

[MacD]

^ Which areas? I'll primarily be in Madrid, Alicante (on the Mediterranean coast) and Barcelona.

If people assume I'm Latin American, that will be ok too, because they'll still talk to me in Spanish instead of English. I want to speak as little English as possible

[The Lawspeaker]

Not at all. Try India.

[Alvarado]

No.

[Sikeliot]

I think you look Puerto Rican, Dominican etc.

[Siegfried]

You don't look Spanish. Not even European.

[Sikeliot]

In some parts, very much so. I think you'd probably blend in more in Greece though.

He wouldn't fit in Greece either.

[leisitox]

A berid+minor atlanto-med influence and something else... exotic.
Blend, no so much

[MacD]

You don't look Spanish. Not even European.

yeah I'm only half European

[MacD]

A berid+minor atlanto-med influence and something else... exotic.
Blend, no so much

yeah I'm just looking to pass and not completely stand out as a tourst, I know most Spaniards are lighter than I am

[Midori]

Nope, I don't think so

[Siegfried]

yeah I'm just looking to pass and not completely stand out as a tourst, I know most Spaniards are lighter than I am

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you would stand out. Maybe you could pass as a gypsy.:p

What's the other half?

[MacD]

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you would stand out. Maybe you could pass as a gypsy.:p

What's the other half?

What do you think?

[Peyrol]

In some parts, very much so. I think you'd probably blend in more in Greece though.

Absolutely not.

Maybe in Mexico, Cuba or Guatemala.


But one picture isn't sufficient for a complete classification.

[Siegfried]

What do you think?

Tough to say. Pakistani or Indian?

[Alvarado]

It's not a matter of pigmentation, there are dark Spaniards but they have different facial features.

[MacD]

Tough to say. Pakistani or Indian?

nah, Filipino

[Peyrol]

nah, Filipino

...and your euro side is...?

[MacD]

...and your euro side is...?

German & Irish

[Peyrol]

German & Irish

Are you mistook for mex in USA?

Because (judging from the single picture you posted) you look central american mestizo.

[MacD]

Whether I pass for Latin American or Gypsy, it doesn't matter. At least they'll think that I'm Spanish-speaking and not some tourist from America. I dont want people speaking English to me.



Are you mistook for mex in USA?

Because (judging from the single picture you posted) you look central american mestizo.

Yes, I have been mistaken for Latin American, Arab, Indian, Mulatto, etc.

[Siegfried]

Whether I pass for Latin American or Gypsy, it doesn't matter. At least they'll think that I'm Spanish-speaking and not some tourist from America. I dont want people speaking English to me.

Don't speak English to them, then.

[Damião de Góis]

yeah I'm just looking to pass and not completely stand out as a tourst, I know most Spaniards are lighter than I am

Why is this? I don't think people will point fingers at you. Besides you will only truly stand out if you dress like this or something :D

http://www.travelvivi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tourists.jpg

Otherwise i think most people won't notice you.

[MacD]

Don't speak English to them, then.

I'll try not to. It'll be easier if they don't assume I'm English-speaking and start talking to me in English if there's a communication problem. Many of my American friends who have been there said that this was a problem when they were trying to learn Spanish.

[MacD]

Why is this? I don't think people will point fingers at you. Besides you will only truly stand out if you dress like this or something :D

http://www.travelvivi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tourists.jpg

Otherwise i think most people won't notice you.

haha that's good. Yeah I definitely wont dress like that.

Now I'm a little confused. I wont blend in, but I wont stand out either??

[Virtuous]

German & Irish

Then you could pass as Arnold Schwartz-a-nigger

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120115174037/da.uncyclopedia/images/c/cf/Trollface.jpg

[MacD]

Then you could pass as Arnold Schwartz-a-nigger

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120115174037/da.uncyclopedia/images/c/cf/Trollface.jpg

LOL

[Damião de Góis]

haha that's good. Yeah I definitely wont dress like that.

Now I'm a little confused. I wont blend in, but I wont stand out either??

I meant that people won't stop to look at you and decide if you are a local or a foreigner... unless you plan to interact with the locals a lot?

[Europa]

I don't think so:coffee:

[MacD]

I meant that people won't stop to look at you and decide if you are a local or a foreigner... unless you plan to interact with the locals a lot?

Ah. I'm gonna try to interact with the locals a lot

[Meerkat.86]

I'm going there this summer and I'm wondering if I'll blend in physically...

http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg495/macd121/sp.jpg

you look like a guy in this photo

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/578354_293983474015434_276923345721447_678283_5744 98045_n.jpg

But he's Sardinian.

[MacD]

^ hmm, well Sardinia isn't too far away from Barcelona & Alicante where I'll be most of the time.

[Apina]

If you are going to Barcelona you will fit in xD
It is full of Latin American immigrants.

[Incal]

If you can't pass as a local the next option will be Latin American... so either way they will speak in spanish to you, don't worry.

[Lábaru]

Whether I pass for Latin American or Gypsy, it doesn't matter. At least they'll think that I'm Spanish-speaking and not some tourist from America. I dont want people speaking English to me.


Al menos en España no te preocupes, nadie te va a hablar en inglés, los propios ingleses y americanos o cualquier extranjero va a tener verdaderos problemas para que le hablen en inglés :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Riki]

^ Which areas? I'll primarily be in Madrid, Alicante (on the Mediterranean coast) and Barcelona.

If people assume I'm Latin American, that will be ok too, because they'll still talk to me in Spanish instead of English. I want to speak as little English as possible

Trust me,you will not have any problem's regarding this.As foreigners are expected to speak the Language of the Country they are visiting.

[Lábaru]

If you are going to Barcelona you will fit in xD
It is full of Latin American immigrants.

And Madrid is full too of Latin American immigrants.

[Sikeliot]

They will very likely think you are Latin American, so I am sure you'll get spoken to in Spanish one way or another.

[StonyArabia]

The dude looks to alien to be from the MENA but you can pass as Indonesian-Arab, who are mixed people of Malaysian and Arab ancestry sometimes Flips to.

To me you don't look anything European to be honest.

[MacD]

thanks for your help everyone!

My friend was also wondering if she'll blend in. She's gonna be in Spain for the whole fall semester...
http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg495/macd121/err.jpg

[Han Cholo]

You can fit in Ceuta and Melilla, which are parts of Spain.

[Contra Mundum]

Not at all. Try India.

Or Amsterdam.

[Sikeliot]

Neither of you can fit in Spain.

[Contra Mundum]

He wouldn't fit in Greece either.

Sure he would.

[Sikeliot]

Sure he would.

You're kidding. He is half Filipino, of course he can't fit in Greece. He's half Asian.

[MacD]

Neither of you can fit in Spain.

specific reasons. Just out of curiosity. I know my nose is too wide, but what about her appearance would stand out?

[Contra Mundum]

You're kidding. He is half Filipino, of course he can't fit in Greece. He's half Asian.

Okay, then he would fit in Netherlands.

[Sikeliot]

specific reasons. Just out of curiosity. I know my nose is too wide, but what about her appearance would stand out?

Her eyes, and facial structure.

[Han Cholo]

specific reasons. Just out of curiosity. I know my nose is too wide, but what about her appearance would stand out?

Too slanted eyes I'd say, slightly Asian appareance.

[MacD]

^ thats weird, because she's Austrian. Maybe a little Native American though

[Han Cholo]

^ thats weird, because she's Austrian. Maybe a little Native American though


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Atli.jpg


Maybe I had a cognitive prejudice but I still think she does not look particularly Spanish.

[Sikeliot]

Is she from Austria herself, or an Austrian American?

[MacD]

Is she from Austria herself, or an Austrian American?

Mother from Austria. I'm not sure where her father is from, but I think he's American

[Sikeliot]

Mother from Austria. I'm not sure where her father is from, but I think he's American

Maybe he has Native American or Latin American ancestry.

[MacD]

Ok last one. This is my friend who's also going to Spain. I'm not sure if he would blend in or not. He has unique features

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/556700_3659321573942_1601754678_2823000_1270114800 _n.jpg

[Sikeliot]

Ok last one. This is my friend who's also going to Spain. I'm not sure if he would blend in or not. He has unique features

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/556700_3659321573942_1601754678_2823000_1270114800 _n.jpg


Yes.

What is his ancestry?

[MacD]

Yes.

What is his ancestry?

Not sure. Last name is Davis though.

[Contra Mundum]

Ok last one. This is my friend who's also going to Spain. I'm not sure if he would blend in or not. He has unique features

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/556700_3659321573942_1601754678_2823000_1270114800 _n.jpg

He would fit in the Balkans

[GeistFaust]

Davis is generally found in England, but is found among some English-Jews, although this only explains a very small fraction of his background.

[Incal]

He would fit in the Balkans

He looks pan euro to me.

[finþaų]

Mother from Austria. I'm not sure where her father is from, but I think he's American

Her eyes are not necessarily extra-European at all. I have seen plenty of Europeans with much more slanted eyes.

[MacD]

I am in Madrid right now. I don't look like a Spaniard, but everyone talks to me in Spanish, even if I talk to them first in English. There are lots of Latin Americans here

[Sikeliot]

I am in Madrid right now. I don't look like a Spaniard, but everyone talks to me in Spanish, even if I talk to them first in English. There are lots of Latin Americans here

I'd bet they think you are Latin American.

[Lábaru]

¿Sigue habiendo españoles en Madrid?. Hace algunos meses que no voy.

[MacD]

¿Sigue habiendo españoles en Madrid?. Hace algunos meses que no voy.

la gran mayoría son españoles, pero muchos de los trabajadores y las personas que venden cosas en la calle son latinos. Me parezco a esas personas

[Maddy]

I am in Madrid right now. I don't look like a Spaniard, but everyone talks to me in Spanish, even if I talk to them first in English. There are lots of Latin Americans here

Cool!! Have fun! That's the best way to learn a language, is to be immersed into a culture....:thumb001:

[Arne]

Yes, and in America.

[daria77]

Yes.

What is his ancestry?

your friend will look like what spaniards call "guiri" a central northern european... i dont think hell particularily look like a local.

you, they'll think maybe you're cuban or something like that

your female friend, filipina or some sort of asian

[Gospodine]

He would fit in the Balkans

As an atypical example, maybe. Not very Dinaro-form.

[MacD]

So I've been here for a month and it's not rare to see Spaniards with features like mine, but it's not all that common either. Here's a girl I met, she's full Spanish.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/532416_10151059437768933_125593958_n.jpg

Some people here look like her, but others dont. Here are some other Spaniards I met
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179508_10151033005468933_163131040_n.jpg
They're all full Spanish. I dont blend in with them at all.

Others...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/198281_10151047654138933_1443784611_n.jpg

[Sikeliot]

The first girl looks kind of exotic.