Flamenco???

Question

i've been to spain many times and i don't understand why a lot of people think that spain is flamenco,,,, flamenco is the regional dance of andelucia!!! galicia and asturias have a celtic culture with bagpipes and a whole diferent regional dance....... pais vasco and catalunya has its own..... why do people insist of always mentioning flamenco???? have they ever traveled the country???

Answer 1

We often associate one image to a country even if that is not the reality. For example beret for France, the cow boys for the USA, Cocain for Colombia, and Flamenco for Spain

Answer 2

Flamenco is unique to Spain so obviously it is mentioned in most travel films and seen in most films about the country.

I suppose most Spaniards are pretty ignorant about their own country, just ;like most people in the world. Often foreigners have travelled more widely.

As you say, Spain has a very rich and varied collection of cultures.

As one of my Spanish friends says, ' the real Spain is only 100 metres from the roadside'.

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Answer 3

It is called stereotypes. As you said before it is like saying that all Americans eat BigMacs and wear cowboy boots. We are more than than.

Answer 4

I am please to say i have made Spain my home for the past ten years or  so,The flamenco is a dance that tells a story and you are correct the regional dance of ANDALUCIA and is also danced   appreciated and enjoyed through out ESPANA.

Answer 5

There are even some people that think that we all Spanish girls dress with the Flamenco dots dress and the carnation on our hair everyday! OLE! OLE y OLE! :p