You know you´ve lived in Spain when...

1) You think adding lemonade, fanta or even coke to red wine is perfectly acceptable. Especially at lunch time.

2) You can´t get over how early bars & clubs shut back home - surely they´re shutting just as you should be going out?

3) You aren´t just surprised that the plumber/decorator has turned up on time, you´re surprised he turned up at all.

4) You´ve been part of a botellon.

5) You think it´s fine to comment on everyone´s appearance. And to openly stare at strangers.

6) Not giving every new acquaintance ´dos besos´ seems so rude.

7) You´re shocked by people getting their legs out at the first hint of sun - surely they should wait until at least late June?

8) On wassap you sometimes type ´jajaja´ instead of ´hahaha´.

9) You think the precious ‘aceite’ is a vital part of every meal. And don´t understand how anyone could think olive oil on toast is weird.

10) You´re amazed when TV ad breaks last less than half an hour, especially right before the end of films.

11) You forget to say please when asking for things - you implied it in your tone of voice, right?

12) You love the phenomenon of giving ´toques´ - but hate explaining it in English.

13) You don´t see sunflower seeds as a healthy snack - they´re just what all the cool kids eat.

14) You know what a ´pijo´ is and how to spot one.

15) Every sentence you speak contains at least one of these words: ´bueno,´ ´coño,´ ´vale,´ ´venga,´ ´pues nada´...

16) You know what ´resaca´ means. And you probably had one at least once a week when you lived in Spain.

17) You know how to eat ‘boquerones’.

18) A bull´s head on the wall of a bar isn´t a talking point for you, it´s just a part of the decor.

19) You eat lunch after 2pm and would never even think of having your evening meal before 9.

20) You know that after 2pm there´s no point in going shopping, you might as well just have a siesta until 5 when the shops re-open.

21) If anyone insults your mother, they better watch out...

22) You know how to change a ‘bombona’. And if you don´t, you were either lazy or lucky enough to live somewhere nice.

23) It´s not rude to answer the intercom to your flat by asking ´Quién?´ (or maybe that was just my flatmate...)

24) You don´t accept beer that´s anything less than ice-cold.

25) The fact that all the male (or female) members of a family have the same first name doesn´t surprise you.

26) The sound of mopeds in the background is the soundtrack to your life.

27) You know that the mullet didn´t just happen in the 80s. It is alive and well in Spain.

28) You know the difference between ‘cojones’ and ‘cajones’, ‘tener calor’ and ‘estar caliente’, ‘bacalao’ and ‘bakalao’, ‘pollo’ and ‘polla’, ‘estar hecho polvo’ and ‘echar un polvo’...and maybe you learned the differences the hard way!

29) On a Sunday morning, you have breakfast before going to bed, not after you get up.

30) You don´t see anything wrong with having a couple of beers in the morning if you feel like it.

31) Floors in certain bars are an ideal dumping ground for your ‘colillas’, ‘servilletas’ etc. Why use a bin?!

32) You see clapping as an art form, not just a way to express approval.

33) You know ‘ensaladilla rusa’ has nothing to do with Russia.

34) You burst out laughing every time you see a Mitsubishi Pajero.

35) You have friends named Jesús, José María, María José, Ángel, maybe even Inmaculada Concepción...

36) You know that ´ahora´ doesn´t really mean now. ‘Hasta ahora’, ‘ahora vuelvo’...etc

37)You make arrangements to meet friends at 3, the first person turns up at 3.15...if you´re lucky!

38)Women think that clear bra straps are in fact invisible.

39) It´s totally normal for every kitchen to have a deep-fat fryer but no kettle.

40) ‘Te cagas en la leche’.

41) You know what a guiri is and have been called one.

42) You add ´super´ in front of any adjective for emphasis.

43) It´s completely normal for men and women to have at least one facial piercing.

44) You pay for something that´s, say, 8.50, you always ask, ´Quieres los cincuenta?´

45) You accept that paying with a 50-euro note is going to get you a dirty look if you´re buying something that costs less than 40 euros.

46) If something is great, it´s ´de puta madre´.

47) You can eat up to 5 times a day - first breakfast, 2nd breakfast around 11.30, ‘almuerzo’, ‘merienda’, ‘cena’.

48) If you see someone wearing a T-shirt with something written on it in English, you can almost guarantee it won´t make sense.

49) you go into a bank, bakery etc, it´s standard practice to ask ´Quién es la última?´

50) You have a washing line outside the window of your apartment rather than a tumble dryer.

51) You know what ´marcha´ and ´juerga´ are. (Of course!)

52) You are more likely to call your friends ‘tío/a’, ‘nena’, ‘chaval’, ‘macho’ or even ‘tronco’ than their real name.