This time it's not the language I'm talking about, but the ways I'm starting to act like (or at least understand) the Spanish.
My relationship with time, food and sleep have all changed in Spanish ways, but the most obvious way I've become more Spanish is in greetings, which I'm sure I've talked about before. In Spain, you greet everyone with "besos" - one kiss per cheek. You say goodbye the same way. You meet someone for the first time? Besos. You run into your best friend on the street? Besos. Now, I feel like it is completely natural to meet people and it's besos all around. In fact, when I see people on American TV greet each other with one kiss, it seems very strange.
It's also nice because I think it fosters a feeling of being close to people right away. Rather than shaking hands, or waving hello, people actually take the time to meet and greet every individual in a group. This is one of my new favorite things about life becoming more Spanish!
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