"If it rains we will cancel"This sentence that I never or rarely see in Sweden, is very common here in Spain.
When the school sends out information about "Dia deportivas" (friluftsdagar, sports days) that sentence is always added to the end of the informative text.
Whenever anyone arranges an activity outdoors, the same disclaimer is added. If it rains we will cancel.
Not everything can be cancelled. People need to go to work and school also when it rains. That is not easy, with Spanish drivers panicking and causing even more traffic jams than usual.
Not that I understand why. Do they spend a ridiculous amount of time trying to turn on the windshield wipers they so rarely use? Are they scared their cars will suddenly misbehave when they get wet? Do they think the roads will turn into slippery slides?
I do not know, I only know that going to work when it rains means a lot more queues than usual. (I am so happy I go by my motorcycle so I can pass the queues!)
If we are out walking and there is an unexpected shower, the busy streets will become close to deserted in just a few seconds. Because you cannot be out in the rain now, can you?
To me it seems as if Spaniards are just as afraid of rain as they are of silence.
I can't help but wonder if they understand that it is just water coming down from the sky...
Maybe they, like donkey, think the rain will make them melt?
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