Vigo is a city where people are always ready to help tourists if they face any troubles. The fact is that they have long been used to many travelers visiting their hometown, so assisting them is a kind of common practice. Locals consider themselves to be descendants of the Celtic Gauls (the name of the region of Galicia speaks about this). By mentality, they are strikingly different from Spaniards who are traditionally associated with the hot temper. They are very proud of their roots, and every local resident would be happy to let you know this. Here it is believed that it was they or, more precisely, the famous Galician leader, who first discovered Ireland. No one can convince local people otherwise. By the way, the two nations share the common national instrument - bagpipes.
Locals are proud and restrained, and it's not easy for them to ask for help - it’s quite difficult, because of natural haughtiness, of course. Women in Vigo are also strikingly different from the image of burning Spanish Carmen - they are self-sufficient and can do any men's work, if necessary. Native people do not rush into battle without thinking about the consequences like hot Spaniards. Unless their pride is hurt - that's when you can witness their emotionality. A local dialect is more like the language of neighboring Portugal, a kind of a mix of Spanish and Portuguese. This fact is very interesting for linguists who have always thought about what would happen if you mix these two languages.
Read further...