Spain does it Better

Hola! 

After studying abroad and living in Europe for four months, I have learned un montón not only about Spain, but also about the United States. With this, I have come to realize that there are many things in America that simply do not make sense.

1. Outlets - Two-prong, three-pong -why are there different types of wall outlets in the United States? It doesn't make sense. In Spain, there is only one type - the classic, two-pong, never fail outlet.

Spain has one wall outlet

Why does the US have two?!

2. Metric System- why must the United States be so difficult and use a measurement system that differs from the rest of the entire world? Spain uses the metric system and thus is in accordance with the rest of society.

Metric system is the most logical, too

3. Temperature System - On a similar note, using the Celsius System for measuring temperature makes more sense than the Fahrenheit System. The conversion between the two is not simple, either. Classic America trying to be different - what's new?

Celsius > Fahrenheit

4. Walking - In Spain, very little cars are used as people walk everywhere. Because of this, people get in touch with nature and use their legs to exercise. It's cheaper, too! It makes me wonder, why do Americans drive everywhere?!

Yippee to walking!

5. Wedding bands - Now, you may be confused by my last example. Wedding bands? How could one country do it better? Well, I decided to include it in my list because I think the Spanish method makes a lot of sense. That is, when you're married in Spain, you wear a ring on your right hand. You wear a ring on your left hand to symbolize that you're widowed. Thus, you don't have to stop wearing a wedding ring if your spouse passes away.

Ring on right hand? Looks like you're married!

Cheers,

Anna