Barcelona walks!

I've noticed here in Barcelona that the people have a different style of walking than americans. In my quest to not look like a foreigner, and thus enjoy the many benifits of blending in (like not getting pick-pocketed or have people speak english to me), I've been trying to pin-point what all spainiards share in common that makes then look local. There is definetly the spanish set of genes that I will never have. Then there is the clothing, which is definetly part of it. I can already quite quickly discertain americans, brits, and germans from Spaniards just by clothing. But I feel like there is more than just outside appearance, and I'm pretty sure the walking style is distict here. People seem to have more a stroll - where the feet come casually forward, infront of the body, for each step. This is different from the american walk, where, more frequently, the head bends forward over the farthest front-point of each step. I think it also might have to so with the pace as well. I still have to figure that one out.

I still expect that at some point over this 5 months that I'll be pickpocketed. Everyone tells me that it happens to all foriegners. But if I'm vigilant AND I blend in, maybe then I can avoid a robo.