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Why are there only blinds in Spain?

One of the things that most surprises foreigners when they travel to our country are the blinds . They are present in all the houses of Spain and the truth is that they have become something essential. We use them to sleep better by preventing light from entering, they help us so that the sun does not bother us in summer , and also so that the house stays warmer in winter but the truth is that they are not used in the rest of the world. Why are there only blinds in Spain ?.

Why are there only blinds in Spain?

It is enough to travel to any other country in Europe and also the rest of the world to see how the blinds are conspicuous by their absence . Even in many houses curtains are not even used so the inside of the houses is usually seen without problem. In our country however, we do not have that habit of letting people see what we do inside the house and perhaps this is the reason why blinds have become such an essential element in our homes.

We might think that because Spain is one of the countries that has more hours of daylight (although this is also true), it is essential that we avoid it thanks to the use of blinds , but although we are certainly used to using blinds to rest better at night or we lower them in summer so that the sun does not interfere, the truth is that the reason why we keep them would be rooted in our Arab roots.

Apparently more than 800 years ago, when a large part of the Iberian Peninsula was under Arab rule, the homes “looked inward” , that is, the central courtyard existed and the houses also “hid” in some way the interior life thanks to the use of blinds that have been maintained with practically the same intention.

Something that contrasts quite a lot with the personality that Spaniards have in general if we take into account that we are normally considered a people always open with others, warm and hospitable. However, it seems that although abroad we are the most sociable in the world, when it comes to our privacy we do not like that anyone knows what we are doing at home and the only way to avoid that is to “cover” the windows, that is , use our beloved blinds, an element that we cannot use if, for example, we travel to northern European countries or the United States.

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