Staring Contests On The Subway

After a month of living here in Barcelona, I think I have adjusted and adapted to a lot of the Spanish culture pretty well. Awesome food for every meal, 3 hour lunches, siesta (nap) time every day, and my favorite of all, wine at any meal you please. I can't say that I've had a bad wine here so if you ever come across Catalonian wine I would highly recommend you try it at least once. One thing I can't come to understand is why these people dress like they are in an arctic blast when the its between 55 and 70 degrees outside, every day.
My first day here I wore jeans and a Northface pull-over and my house mom told me I was going to be cold? When it's 55 degrees (especially when it's 70 degrees) in Texas, the only person you will see wearing big jackets are the homeless people that you pass on the way to class because that's all they have. I'll admit when it's in the 50's and windy, it is a little cold but a sweater will do the job. So what I don't understand is why do all of the locals wear leg warmers, a hat, scarf, gloves, a sweater and a wool jacket regardless of what temperature and weather conditions are?

Look at this picture. Isn't it a pretty day, today?

Everyone in the picture and everyone you pass will be dressed as if it's freezing outside but no, it's 70 degrees. 

To blend in as much as possible I usually wear a sweater or a coat when it's actually kind of cold outside. 

So why am I ranting? 

This morning I had a work out at 9, so like most people I wore sweat pants and a zip-up jacket to the gym. When I got on the subway you would have thought I was wearing a Santa Clause suit because people were staring at me as if the guy singing for tips didn't exist. In the US it is common courtsey not to stare at people, apparently that's not a rule here in Barcelona because almost every person around had their eyes glued on me until we'd make eye contact. That lasted for about 15 minutes until I had to get on a different train where there was this older couple sitting across from me. Just like before, this couple was staring and talking about me and even when I made it blatantly obvious that I knew they were whispering about me, they wouldn't stop!

Being the morning person I'm not at 8:30 in the morning got a little irritated and began to stare back. And they just kept on staring. Naturally, my thought process is, "hey Cody, you should give them a reason to stare at you." So I started grunting and making noises then began laughing at myself so I turned music on, danced in my seat, loudly hummed to the music, and did a little head-banging until we arrived at my stop. On my way out I waved at the couple and said, "have a great day, friends!" and winked. 

I hope I run in to my new friends, again! We had a good time this morning but I'm still going to wear sweats.