23 Amazing Stories About Spain! – The Not Always Right World Tour!
Dear readers,
It’s time to continue the Not Always Right world tour! Last time, we visited Japan, and before that, India, The Philippines, and Brazil! Today, we are heading to the country whose national anthem has no words, where 150,000 tomatoes are thrown at people each year in the world’s largest food fight, and where the locals own more cars than cellphones… we’re going to Spain!
The population of 46 million Spaniards doesn’t actually speak Spanish! They speak either Castilian, Catalan, Basque, or Galician, not to mention several other regional dialects. What most non-Spaniards would recognize as “Spanish” is, in fact, Castilian.
We like to revel in learning new facts about interesting places like this, but sadly, some people in our stories aren’t as accommodating with the gaps in their knowledge. You’ll find some hilarious examples of them and many more in the following 23 stories about, or set in Spain.
We hope you continue to enjoy the Not Always Right world tour!
I Deign That Spain Stays Mainly In The Brain – Perhaps you’re thinking of Mesopotamia? Czechoslovakia? Constantinople?
If It Comes Out Pangaea It Needs A Few Hundred Million More Years – The Toto/My Fair Lady mashup we never knew we needed.
The Terrible Twos At Twenty Thousand Feet – Who insists on keeping a middle seat?!
Florida, Key East – Geography is confusing, we get it.
So Thtupid – Wait until they hear about the “all-mond” versus “aa-mond” debate in the USA.
The Rain, In Spain, Mainly Lies On A Plane – For my first ever flight, I flew into New York City. And I lost my mind, too!
Their Own Private Joke – And for the record, “year” is “año,” not “ano.” Trust us.
Teaching With Love – Love is free. Travel is not.
Their Geographical Knowledge Is Its Own Little Island – No, the island cannot tip over and capsize.
The Arraign In Spain Falls Mainly On The Plaintiff – How many My Fair Lady-related titles can we come up with? A lot, apparently!
Rated Rolling-R – “Don’t eat or drink anything during your stay…”
When In Rome (Or Spain) – Hits from the comments: “Dear rest of the world, We’re so sorry. Sincerely, Sane Americans.”
At Last They See The Light – A light so bright you can see it from across the English Channel.
Giving Them A Spanish Inquisition – If we had a nickel for every time someone on this site thought no one could understand their trash talk in another language… we wouldn’t have to run ads!
Pardon My France – I’m sure there’s something tall in Spain for a snake to fall off of…
Can’t Flag Down The Right Answer – Okay, but there are, like… a lot of flags.
Hair Asunder Down Under – There’s style advice, and then there’s this.
Train Of Thoughtfulness – There’s always room for a little extra kindness.
Sub-Behavior – Hits from the comments: “The employees. DEFINITELY the employees.”
My Body Is My Temple – Hits from the comments: “This is what happens when your wording gets accidentally altared.”
Throw It Into A Paella Instead – Is this another one of the Benedict Cumberbatch jokes?
Totally Estúpido! Part 9 – People like this should just stay home.
His Speaking Speed Keeps Dublin And Dublin – ¡Más despacio, por favor!
We hope you enjoyed this Spain-themed roundup! What country would you like to see next? Let us know in the comments! Want to send in your own story? Submit your story here!
Some other roundups to check out if you liked this one:
13 Cringeworthy True Stories About Tourists Who Have Absolutely No Clue
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