Last weekend I met up with about a dozen other au pairs living in Madrid. There were some from the U.S., England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Poland, France, and Slovakia. We all went to the Madrid Gay Pride Festival, there were outdoor concerts and people dancing in the streets all night. In the picture we are sitting at the edge of the fountain in Plaza de España. Sasha my Canadian friend and I held hands all night hoping we could convince people we were girlfriends. None of the girls seemed to believe we were really lesbians but we were convincing enough that we did not get attention from the strait guys, which was a nice break. Men in Spain are not shy and do not lack self confidence. If they ask you if you want to dance or if you would like a drink and you say no they immediately demand to know why. "Am I not handsome enough? ...Tell me I am handsome". Maybe this is just me, but the moments following rejection seem a little early to be fishing for compliments.
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