Culture Blog #2

Starting in late April and early May, Spanish teenage girls will attend courses, revolving around perfecting "pick up techniques." The Segovia Town Hall is introducing a number of workshops intended to teach 13-16 year old girls how to pick up boyfriends. Held in the civic center, "aprende a ligar invites the girls to 'come to the workshop and improve your pick up techniques'." Socialist and Councillor of Youth, Javier Arranz, insists that the courses are meant to promote social skills. He also says that the workshops will help teenage interaction and prevent violence among the girls. While other groups have criticized Arranz' proposal, he still plans to schedule a separate course for the boys in the summer. I think that the classes will be very enlightening and hope that they are initiated in America!

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_25578.shtml