Honestly, in America first make a line. I thought that because of the use of a flexible and more casual English style if we compare it to England, perhaps American people were more permissive with disorder but it has been fun to see that I was wrong.
I didn't know that Americans liked to stand in line
so much. They stand in lines when it is
not necessary to do so and they wait out of caution before asking or
approaching a person. At the airport, I took my time putting my things
before through the security control. I explained to the person behind me that I
was using the space and taking my time, so I invited her to come by. She was really
surprised.
I believe that
learned behavior can give way to inactivity, to deactivate yourself as a person
when you have to fight for a cause.
We speak again of individuality and collective. Generally, cultural norms are about taking part in something or not.
On the other hand, I have linked the idea of
the American Dream with consumerism. You
may have the wrong idea that “you can
achieve anything, you can have everything.” It generates an unnecessary
expenditure of resources that often falls into waste. We have watch more than
one movie recorded in a garage, or more than one movie in an attic (The Goonies) and more than one child
alone at home (Home alone, Matilda). These places are full of junk that has
generated “marketplaces” culture. The second hand shop at the door of
the house (there's only a one percent chance you'll see that in Spain).
Furthermore, there are many places of storage rooms
for rent on the roads of this country. It appeared in Malaga about ten years
ago, but due to the need for space. There are families of two parents and two
daughters in three-bedroom apartments (It is the most common) and you don't
have a garage in many cases.
Second-hand
clothes stores have been gaining ground in Spain (ironically with clothes coming from America). This
shops are especially thinking for millennials clients who are involved in the
battle of style, savings and concern for new generations. There is still suspicion or mistrust about these garments for older
people. Still in my country, many women over sixty years old know how to
sew by hand, fix pants, dresses, pockets... A lot of clothes and fabric are used
a lot. At least in my Andalusia, an area that comes from the culture of the
countryside. My grandmother was born and raised her early years next to a
river. Later, my grandfather gave them a piece of land and they built a house
little by little in the village. My grandfather's house has very wide walls and
this allows the house to be very cool in summer. When my father was born, he
slept near a horse that my grandfather had in his own house!
The new
generations have lost the culture of reuse with the arrival of fast fashion,
but I personally consider that visibility in movies and Instagram about how
cool vintage or second-hand it is a success for recyling cycle. It is a movement or a step towards the
collective mood. The AECC is the most recognized store in Spain, you can
donate your clothes and they sell them to raise money for cancer research. They
have real bargains!
However, a cup
of coffee isn't exactly cheap in Los Angeles.
Of course, you have the right to order it just the way you like it. Literally. Coffee in Spain and
specifically in my city (Málaga) is ordered generically according to the amount
of milk you add to the glass. In America, milk is a small supplement in
quantity (which is added cold) and there are too many flavors and types.
While in
Spain coffee is drunk sitting in a glass cup. It is a momento, excuse and reason for pause while in America it is a must
during your journey. It's quite different. Perhaps it is the distance to
the places that sets the pace or perhaps the distance between people. Cafes
in Spain are neighborhood places with the same waiters and usually customers.
Even in central areas a waiter may remember your visit if you visit frequently.
The every day take away culture will change slowly it...
Without being a criticism but an observation, on the
UCLA campus, baristas smile at you but do not respond with their gaze to the
complicity of seeing you again in the same place. Everything
has a passing[1]
touch and few roots. As if an inner part knew that there are many of us and
that it doesn't matter who you are (but don't say it out loud because someone
might get offended).
Maybe just Los Angeles is too big a city to get
intimate. On the other hand, being anonymous is priceless. It allows you to
observe the show from the cinema theater seat while dreaming in silence. Thanks
L.A, thanks 2024.
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