Watch your step! Were you ever to make your way over to the fair land of Spain, you would always have to be keeping one eye on the ground while you were walking. Why you might ask? Well, even though it is mandatory for dog owners to pick up after their precious pets have done their "business" this is not always the case. Sidewalks, grassy areas, parking lots...it's all fair game. Too often we have been walking around only to be followed by that most distinctive odour only to go "Oohhh, no. Shoot." And furiously wipe our shoes off. So a word to the wise - beware the poop! (I will not be attaching a picture as I feel that might gross out some of our readers).
And you might be wondering what digame stands for. Digame is the way that the Spanish answer their phones. In Canada, when we pick up the phone, normally we say "Hello?" However, here it's much more abrupt. Usually if you were to call someone they would answer, "¿Sí? Digame." in quite a brusque manner. Literally translating, "Yes? Speak to me." Often it's only "Diga." (speak). And then once the person on the other end knows who they're talking then it's all about the "¡Hola! Que tal?" in quite an animated tone. It took a little bit to get used to but now we're quite accustomed to it. It makes hanging up on a telemarketer quite a bit easier when you're already sounding a bit rude when answering the phone!
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Unfortunately, Spain is not the only part of Europe with dog poop problems. I believe it was in Avignon, France, that I had a similar unpleasant experience.
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