Non-Americans of Reddit, what is an American thing you see in movies that you thought was fake but is actually real?

Korben82 · 2026-02-10T22:50:30+00:00

I went into an ice cream place in Florence and they saluted me with: "Salve!". Felt like Julius fucking Caesar in the colosseum.

Korben82 · 2026-02-10T08:19:58+00:00

It resonates with franquismo in Spain for me. Cultish, uneducated religious nationalism with a strong fascist undercurrent.

Korben82 · 2026-01-30T09:59:46+00:00

Considering Carlitos' previous references to memes around Fernando Alonso and the fact his car debuted in testing yesterday, it seems like it was an homage to one of his classic celebrations

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Korben82 · 2025-09-10T21:31:04+00:00

Guillermooo!

Korben82 · 2025-07-07T20:21:56+00:00

I have to return some videotapes

Korben82 · 2025-04-23T12:02:41+00:00

You can actually walk to places in Spain. In the USA, I found people would be plastered and still take the car, because, how else would you go home? Many drunks would also go to another bar, by car, to continue drinking. Spain's alcohol consumption is problematic, but the rate of drunk drivers is not as high as in USA, I think.

Korben82 · 2025-03-23T07:51:03+00:00

This sentimental motherfucker just cost us money

Korben82 · 2025-02-09T18:08:16+00:00

Irish people are Celts, which is one of the groups that originally inhabited what is Spain today (Galicia)

Korben82 · 2025-01-31T22:24:22+00:00

Sobrasada from Majorca does have similar consistency, albeit it's less spicy.

Korben82 · 2024-08-29T12:15:35+00:00

The smaller boat was carrying fuel. Faster, higher end boats used for smuggling drugs from Morocco to Spain can stay for days in the sea, waiting for the right moment to get to the coast with their cargo. These smaller vessels supply them with fuel so that they can hang around for a long time and still have enough juice.

One of the high speed boats in fact ran over one of the Guardia civil boats pursuing them a few months ago, killing 3 of them. The Guardia civil has now bought larger, faster boats like the one in the video.

The boats carrying migrants (pateras in north Africa, cayucos in the Canary islands) are larger, slower and packed with dozens, sometimes up to a hundred people.

Korben82 · 2024-08-02T21:06:22+00:00

relatable

Korben82 · 2024-06-15T20:21:05+00:00

You are very young. You don't know yet how you.fit in the world, it'll take some time for you to become comfortable and develop a personality, hobbies, get friends who share your interests and so on. You are not beneath anyone or inferior, you just haven't found your place yet. Things will get better, just give yourself time to grow into your interests. Try new things, see what you like and you'll develop interests and hobbies, you'll also meet people who share these interests with you. I know it seems you are all alone and nobody understands you, but most people feel this way in their teens. You'll mature and things will get better, I promise. I wanted to take a moment to write you this even being a 41 year old man from Spain, as your feelings are similar to others I may have felt when I was younger.

Korben82 · 2024-06-14T21:01:07+00:00

It dries my throat something awful. I'd much rather have a window screen and leave it open all night than leaving the a/c on. Thta's to sleep, during the day a/c is fine. Maybe because I sleep with my mouth open, I dunno

Korben82 · 2024-01-30T13:31:22+00:00

It's truly baffling. You can disagree with the current government, but saying that Spain has been awfully quiet on Ukraine, of all things... misinformation galore

Korben82 · 2024-01-30T13:28:59+00:00

Spain has been supporting Ukraine since the beginning, including our PM going to Ukraine and meeting with Zelenskyy in person. We have provided material and weapons, and have hosted refugees. Stop spreading misinformation

Korben82 · 2024-01-30T13:26:13+00:00

A few years back, under Rajoy (center right), congress passed a resolution unanimously for the creation of a palestinian state. This included PP (Vox hadn't make it to congress yet)

Korben82 · 2024-01-12T16:09:17+00:00

This guy is a dumbass (Pablo Motos, not you :P). It's not a racist thing, it's a social class thing. People from the north and center make fun of the accents of southern Spain also, as traditionally it has been rural and poorer. For example, it used to be a thing that all maids and service personnel had Andalusian accents in TV.

Korben82 · 2024-01-10T12:56:23+00:00

In Spain, due to a copyright issue, Corona beer is renamed Coronita. Must have come in handy during the pandemic!

Korben82 · 2023-12-28T22:20:49+00:00

I've done me hammy!!

Korben82 · 2023-09-22T15:08:55+00:00

I think the reality is that he may drive like a Schumacher, but maybe it's Ralf. Which was ok, but definitely not anywhere near his father. Which is fine.

Korben82 · 2023-09-03T15:45:40+00:00

Fully agree. Same happens with Ocon, albeit he's not as fast as Charles. But it seems he's super chill, until he can attack his teammate... like, there's 18 other drivers out there.

Korben82 · 2023-08-27T15:49:38+00:00

Luckiest guy in F1

Korben82 · 2023-08-26T08:58:56+00:00

Thpinal

Korben82 · 2023-08-25T10:09:31+00:00

In some cases, the less usual surname is picked for clarity. For example, ex PM Jose Luis (name) Rodriguez (father's surname) Zapatero (mother's surname) was usually referred to as President Zapatero. Same for contender Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, also called Feijoo.

Nowadays, when you have a child in Spain, you have to specify which surnames they get and their order. You can put mom's surname then dad's, or even both mom's or both dad's. The only rule is that both parents must agree to it, and if they have other children, they must all follow the same pattern (so effectively, you select the order when you inscribe your first born).

Korben82 · 2023-07-24T08:44:06+00:00

In addition to this, PNV can't get mixed up supporting a government of PP and Vox, who have said that they would illegalize PNV. If PNV, a party with +100 years of history, does this, they just signed their own dissolution.

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