Very short post.

I have been living in Madrid now for almost 5 months and I have figured out the fashion culture here, or what it takes to be considered a Madrileño.

And that secret combination is a cigarette and sun glasses.

Not in all my travels on this small planet of ours have I witnessed a nation that smoke so intensely and with such passion as the people here do. And it is everywhere except the metro and work spaces.

So forget anything else. If you want to live in Madrid and be considered a Madrileño then get yourself a pair of Ray Bans and a box for Marlborough.

I got a pair of sun glasses, but wait, no cigarettes. I guess I will never be a Madrileño.