Everything you need to know to find your island love
After living on the peninsula for a while, your first surname becomes “la de ** Mallorca **”. You realize that you are from "Sa Roqueta" living abroad, when sometimes you see your threshold of normality falter (ah, you don't sell Laccao here?). The truth is that we are rarer than a green dog. And the Menorcans, more. But we are good people, really. If you take us the trick in the end you get attached and everything.
PATIENCE: ESSENTIAL
That the aunts are rude and the uncles are bland, it is said . Let's put this topic down to the fact that we may be a bit introverted - call it closed, call it caperruts (hard-headed, come on). This is probably due to the limited horizons of living on an island although, beware, We travel a lot , that we have a resident discount.
We are an isolated people that has made itself , and through the peninsula there are myths and legends born of the mysticism of the unknown about the inhabitants of that island outlined like the head of a goat back in the Mediterranean. With a little time everything will make sense, seriously.
SHE WEARS THE PANTS
Before starting with the guide, impregnate this in your mind. Traditionally, it has been the woman who has worn the pants at home and sa madonna She is the boss . I assure you that you do not want to deal with a good portion of Majorcan character. Or is it that you have never seen Chenoa angry?
Take a deep breath in Valldemosa
SPECIFY WELL THE MEETING POINT
Mallorcans have a slight problem with the verbs to go, come, go up and down . To the question of Are you coming to dinner? They will answer “Yes, I am coming”. And it does not matter what geographical coordinate you are in, it goes down to the city and goes up to the towns. Unquestionable and immovable.
Furthermore, natives of an island that can be traveled from end to end in an hour and a half by car If the journey exceeds 15 minutes, it already seems like an eternity. Another point to keep in mind if you appreciate your life enough: if he proposes to pick you up, politely decline.
There are few places where driving is worse than in Mallorca. To the fact that Palma has the title of city with the highest rate of motor vehicles per capita, we must add the innate parsimony of the inhabitants of the "Island of calm". Turn signals at the roundabout? "Nah."
Cap de Formentor (Majorca)
AND THEY GAVE US TEN AND ELEVEN...
Prepare your arsenal of entertainment because you will surely have to wait. We were already talking about the island's tranquility and that is ses summer hours a.k.a summer evenings, for us, they have eight hours. And now that we have revealed ourselves against the time change, even more so. Time in the Mediterranean is relative. It may also be because we're a bit overwhelmed.
Discover the tempo of the island at Puro Beach Club, the first in Mallorca?
HELLO? IT'S ME
When you meet for the first time, he probably won't greet you with a euphoric “Whooep!”, but don't be surprised if he does so with everyone who crosses his path. Because if, the island is small and here the rule of six degrees of separation is reduced to two . But it's enough with that "well, the sister-in-law of the cousin of one who studies ornitorhincology with my ex is from Mallorca. Does it ring a bell? No, she doesn't ring a bell.
And no, I don't know Rafa Nadal either . Or she may be completely the opposite and you watch her with your head down, adamantly avoiding the gaze of any potential acquaintance. Going crazy on the street is very popular here.
Oh, and if she shows up with a wicker basket in tow, don't be alarmed. One seal per bag has been a trend for centuries. Another distinctive feature will be the but, with an accent on the o , placed at the end of each sentence as if it were the English though. Does this make any sense but?
Rafael Nadal
FIRST DATES
On your first date there will be no confusion. Here the debate of whether lunch refers to the meal at 2:00 p.m. or mid-morning does not exist. In Majorca there is _ have lunch, berenar_ and menjar , respectively. Spot. When it comes to breakfast, an ensaimada at Ca'n Joan de s'Aigo with hot chocolate in winter or almond granita in summer is a must.
If you take the initiative and ask for the toast to be average, in the Balearic Islands the measures are disproportionate . Like the pairs, whose translation here is better understood as "handful" than as "two".
If she opts for a potato coke in Valldemossa , the thing is serious. And if the topic ends with the sunset in Sa Foradada , she has passed. If things continue at this rate, soon you will meet your in-laws, who are probably called Margalida, Catalina or Apolònia she and Cristòfol, Pere or Bartolomeu he . And you will be happy and eat partridges, or leftovers with Quelitas.
If, on the other hand, at the end of the date, he says goodbye with a "I'll tell you things", you screwed up. What have you done, confused the pantumaca with the pà amb oli? You will never hear from her again.
Sa Foradada viewpoint, Majorca
BATUADELL IS GERMAN, RIGHT?
It is true that many think that Mallorca is practically a German colony, but Batuadell is the anthem of the Mallorcans; expresses wonder, joy and various curses, all in one . It is a word of Majorcan, which is a dialect of Catalan . Because you knew that it is the co-official language of the Balearic Islands, right? I still remember the astonished faces of my Erasmus friends when they heard me speak Catalan for the first time.
And to “Oh, what envy. You always have good weather there” I also had to face on several occasions, thinking to myself “oh, strangers”. If you survived these goofs, you're one step closer . But be careful and don't trust yourself even if he calls you king or handsome. The first is a vocative of great tradition and the second is applicable to any inert object . “What a handsome car”, for example.
This is an introductory guide to make your way to the heart of Mallorca . To conquer us, much more is needed, which is also branded as demanding.
The tips are applicable to both him and her. Written in the first person by a female. Good luck . For more information about our species, you can consult the book Dear Majorcans by Guy de Forestier. Oh gone!
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And let love flow in Deià