Some time ago I came across this on the Internet and I think it can be interesting to you to have a glimpse into what foreigners living in Spain think about us. I would say it's pretty accurate!
You may want to leave your own opinions about it in the comments section.
What follows is a text written by an American expat on his blog entitled From Barcelona, dedicated to the city, the life and the people of the capital of Catalunya (Catalonia).
(It easily applies to the whole of the Spanish population, I believe).
You know you've lived long enough in Spain when... you are nodding in agreement with the following statements:
1) When asked to do something, your first answer is: “mañana”
2) Coming home at three in the morning is early, six the norm - even if you are 40 or 50.
3) You aren't just surprised that the plumber/decorator/electrician/carpenter has turned up on time, you're surprised he turned up at all.
4) You know a 50-year-old man whose mother still does his laundry, and another who still picks his nose.
5) You think it's fine to comment on everyone's appearance.
6) Life is broken down into possible and impossible.

7) You plan your weekends around the siesta.
8) All your answers are prefaced with: “Yes, but...”
9) You know the time after lunch has its own word - sobremesa.
10) You no longer wait for the waiter to clean the table before sitting down.
11) The imperative is used to ask for things, and ‘please’ and ‘thanks’ said sparingly.
12) Nothing is ever your fault anymore.
14) There's a neighbour who likes drilling and hammering, but only between eight and ten on a Saturday morning.
15) You're known as the guiri.
16) Every sentence you speak, even in your native language, contains at least one of these words: ‘bueno’, 'coño', 'vale', 'venga', 'pues nada'...
17) The question: "How are you?" is a chance to complain about your day.
18) A beer or two with lunch during the week isn't anything out of the ordinary.
19) Free time is more important than money.
20) You eat lunch after 2pm and would never even think of having your evening meal before 9pm.
21) Breakfast is a coffee and a small sandwich or a croissant.
22) You know what a Catalan is...
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