Meeting family is crucial in Spanish relationships, starting early. Family gatherings are common, including weekly dinners and daily lunches. Most Spanish men still live at home due to high unemployment
Spain spans 85% of Iberian Peninsula between France and Portugal. Country divided into 17 autonomous regions with distinct cultural identities. Only 18% of population lives rural, with strong urban migration
Neolithic longhouses appeared in Europe around 5000 BCE. Germanic cattle-farmer longhouses emerged in 3rd-4th century BCE. Medieval longhouses evolved in Western Britain and Northern France
Square dancing originated in ancient China as exercise routines. Modern practice emerged during Cultural Revolution in 1960s. Over 100 million practitioners according to CCTV. Popular among middle-aged women called "dancing grannies"
Jacobs' 1961 book critiques 1950s urban planning policies. Book sold over quarter-million copies in six languages. Jacobs argues against modernist planners like Robert Moses