November 4, 2010
Something I should have guessed would exist in this world but never did has now happened twice to me. Not directly, but twice I've seen where an old man/woman throws water down from their window onto the street to quiet the people below.
The first night Julia, Craig, and two spanish friends, Charlie and Raquel tried to go to a concert. Turned out the concert was canceled but the band did a little acoustic set in the street. They played about 5 songs then an old man threw water down onto the crowd. We all dispersed pretty quick after that.
The second sighting was in Barcelona. Going from bar to bar with 5 girls and a couple guys, I fell behind to tie my shoe. The guys continued ahead and the girls stopped to talk and wait for me/adjust their outfits and hair. Just as I finished tying my shoe I looked up and saw the vase hanging out the window. I said "look out" just a little too late and only made the girls look up into the oncoming water.
Of course the old people -viejos- in Spain throw water from a vase down from thier windows to quiet the kids below. What else would an old person in Spain do?
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