Really now, Barcelona?

So, I was just walking down the streets of good ‘ol Barcelona doing my quarterly, post finals victory dance to some Andy Grammar on my ipod when all of a sudden I see these 2 men fighting in the middle of the intersection and then I watch one run right through oncoming traffic and the other chase after him.  At first I thought they were just friends or acquaintances who got into a fight until I stopped on the side of the road (like the 20 other Catalans) and watched a little longer.  They were beating each other up until one came up victorious with the other pinned on the ground.  Still confused, I looked around at everyone on their phones calling 112 (the 911 of Spain) and I see this little boy come out of a car holding up a purse saying, “Mama mama, todas las cosas estan aqui.”  Then it all clicked.  This man was robbing a family’s car and everyone stopped to see the spectacle and chase unfold.

As I walked away, watching one man still pinning down the robber with his foot (waiting for the police to show up) with the middle-aged woman giving the robber a loud yelling at in Catalan, I placed my headphones back in my ears and went on with my victory dance to Andy Grammar.  Just another day in the life of a Barcelona resident.