{"id":62030,"date":"2016-02-09T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T13:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=62030"},"modified":"2016-05-25T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T11:58:49","slug":"how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tell if you have become a \u201cBarcelonian\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#You_have_a_subway_pass\" title=\"You have a subway pass\">You have a subway pass<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#You_do_the_Vermut\" title=\"You do the Vermut\">You do the Vermut<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#You_attend_all_major_celebrations\" title=\"You attend all major celebrations\">You attend all major celebrations<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#Related_articles_How_to_feel_like_a_Catalan\" title=\"Related articles:\u00a0How to feel like a Catalan\">Related articles:\u00a0How to feel like a Catalan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#You_do_the_siesta\" title=\"You do the siesta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \">You do the siesta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#You_know_the_dates_of_all_music_festivals\" title=\"You know the dates of all music festivals \">You know the dates of all music festivals <\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-tell-if-you-have-become-a-barcelonian\/#You_have_travelled_with_accordion_players\" title=\"You have travelled with accordion players\">You have travelled with accordion players<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_have_a_subway_pass\"><\/span><strong>You have a subway pass<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Barcelona_Metro_Paral-lel.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62034\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-62034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Barcelona_Metro_Paral-lel-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>A great number of the people living in\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0choose to move around using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/public-transport-2\/\">public transportation<\/a>, rather than having their own vehicle. The most popular form of public transportation in\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrobarcelona.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>subway<\/strong><\/a>. If one of the items you check if you have on you before leaving the house is your <strong>subway pass<\/strong>, then you have become a <em>Barcelonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_do_the_Vermut\"><\/span><strong>You do the Vermut<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>El Vermut<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is refers not only to the drink (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-have-the-best-vermouth-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">vermouth<\/a><\/strong>), but the habit of having appetizers and a drink before lunch time, towards the end of the morning. If you are one of the hundreds of people across the city that can be found sitting on the bar\u2019s or restaurant\u2019s terrace, basking in the sunlight while enjoying some chips, olives and a beverage, then you have become a <em>Barcelonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_attend_all_major_celebrations\"><\/span><strong>You attend all major celebrations<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dia de Sant Jordi<\/strong>, <strong>San Joan<\/strong>, <strong>Festa Major<\/strong>, <strong>Festas de la Merc\u00e8<\/strong>\u2026\u00a0 the citizens of Barcelona like to celebrate, and who are we to stop it? Every event brings joy, color and music to the city, making people go out to celebrate together. If you are one of the hundreds of people that go out to celebrate every major event or holiday in the city, then guess what you have become? A <em>Barcelonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles_How_to_feel_like_a_Catalan\"><\/span>Related articles:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-feel-like-a-catalan\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to feel like a Catalan<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_do_the_siesta\"><\/span><strong>You do the siesta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siesta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">siesta<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0doesn\u2019t only refer to a post-lunch nap, but a period during the afternoon, between 2 and 5pm, where a lot of establishments close so those who work in them can have lunch and spend time with their families. If you take a nap after you\u2019ve had lunch or you don\u2019t work between 2 and 5pm, you have become a <em>Barcelonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_know_the_dates_of_all_music_festivals\"><\/span><strong>You know the dates of all music festivals <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is one of the coolest places for music lovers. There are concerts happening all the time, and a handful of music festivals that take place annually.\u00a0 If you have learned the dates of all the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-music-festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\">major music festivals<\/a><\/strong> in the city, you have become a <em>Barcelonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_have_travelled_with_accordion_players\"><\/span><strong>You have travelled with accordion players<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/accordion-player-362718_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62033\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-62033 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/accordion-player-362718_960_720-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>If you are visiting Barcelona and during that time have taken the subway, you have probably crossed paths with someone <strong>playing an instrument<\/strong> or <strong>singing<\/strong> in one of the station&#8217;s corridors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If on top of that you have had the \u201cpleasure\u201d of riding the subway with men playing the accordion a couple of times, then, my friend, you have become a <em>Barcelonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"62030\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; 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