To be quite honest, before I came to Spain, I thought that there wouldn't be that many little kids here...what with low European birth rates and all...well, I came here and was quite surprised to see little kids EVERYWHERE! But, here in Spain, they do things differently I have noticed, and today I am going to share those observations with you... (it was either this or "fashion trends that I hope don't catch on in the US"...we'll save that for another day...)
1. Little kids are everywhere...
2. Little kids are carted around in strollers everywhere they go...
3. They have buggies for babies
4. They have hardcore strollers for older kids (and by "older kids" I mean up to age 6...or at least that's how old some of them appear to be); a lot of the strollers can have up to three kids on/in them...a baby laying down, a toddler sitting in one of the seats, and like a 5 or 6 year old standing on the back by the handle (is that the right word? I simply cannot figure it out right now if that's correct or not...anyway, you get the idea)
5. Little kids are dressed like they're from the 40's...which is odd, seeing as adult Spaniards are usually on the cutting edge of new fashions...I mean, little boys go around in leiderhosen-esque outfits and like mini loafers; little girls in frilly little dresses and Mary Jane's (I think that's the name for that type of shoe, anyway)...the boys have their hair slicked to the side...You don't see little kids in tiny little blue jeans and sneakers like you do in the States...tshirts don't fly here either...which is odd, because when adolescence hits, they switch from 40's attire to tattoos, tight clothing, piercings, and odd haircuts...
So yes, little kids get to live in the past until they are like 10 here in Spain...the end...
Hope you all are having a good week!
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hmm, that's really interesting! Thanks for sharing your observations, I enjoyed it! I wonder why there's such a difference between the children and adolescents and adults! Definitely adds to the culture, though!
ReplyDeleteTo add to your observations, the children don't usually wear 40s style clothes to school (and when they do, Faby says "me da mucho coraje" - "it makes me mad!") Apparently its the "ropa tipica de ninos" I don't really know why either, but I like it. When children are wearing it, it usually means that I can look at how cute they are and have noooo responsibility!
ReplyDeleteI think fashion trends that shouldn't catch on in the US are related to children... especially babies... think diapers... ;)