We Drank A Beer At 11 a.m. During Our First Moving (To Spain) Sale

How much we made, how we felt and how much we have spent so far on the move (moving abroad isn't cheap)

Our apartment is starting to have that look like you just moved in. With two exceptions.

While there’s stuff cluttered everywhere and out of place, there’s what I can best describe as a dusty feel. Just the opposite of that freshly-cleaned sense you experience when you move into a new place. We’re happy to live with the mess for a while and clean as we open up more space by getting rid of things. Because we’re not moving in, we’re moving out.

On Sunday, we had our first moving sale in front of our building. In a minute, we’ll discuss how much we made and how we felt, which might or might not have been influenced by the fact that my wife and I each drank a beer at 11 in the morning.

One of the many differences between the United States and Spain.

It’s five-o-clock somewhere isn’t a phrase you’ll hear in Spain. You’ll see people drinking—usually beer, wine or vermouth—at all hours of the day, including in the morning or early afternoon. And it’s not weird. Nor doesn’t get seedy, out of hand or otherwise problematic. It’s one of the many cultural differences between the two countries.

We’re moving to Spain in three months. While I will write about the differences, I’ll write more about the feelings I experience around the differences.

While I don’t have a problem with having a beer at 11 in the morning, I couldn’t help but think twice—and then again—after I presented the idea to my wife. We’re socially conditioned as Americans to question alcohol consumption outside of specific hours and, sometimes, occasions.

I’ll write more about this soon.

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